Monday, January 25, 2010

Larry Lessig on congressional corruption and Obama

Watched a great video by Larry Lessig about Obama's first year. I always hesitated myself getting involved in the campaign last year, and I felt kind of like cynicism had won, but now I feel more like I had been right to be skeptical. Things haven't changed. Money still corrupts, and I'm still not sure that things can change. We have buying power, but we don't have a way to compete with the special interests that fund campaigns. Check it out if you have a minute.

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