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Professor Lawrence Lessig visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his latest project: Change Congress, whose mission is to reform the campa...
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Founded in 2008 by Lawrence Lessig and Joe Trippi, Change Congress aimed to organize citizens to support political candidates who do not take contributions from PACs and lobbyists, oppose earmarks, support public financing of campaigns, and support more transparency in Congress.
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Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig speaks at Cambridge Forum. Lessig argues that U.S. democracy is broken and that only a concerted effort to change the w...
Despite having decided to forgo running for Congress himself, Lessig remained interested in attempting to change Congress to reduce corruption. To this end, he worked with political consultant Joe Trippi to launch a web based project called "Change Congress".
Oct 13, 2010 · Lawrence Lessig: Change Congress. In partnership with: Cambridge Forum. Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig argues that American democracy is broken and that only a concerted effort to change the way that Congress operates can restore our system of government. What changes does he see as necessary? And how does he see those changes coming about?
Feb 12, 2009 · Feb 12, 2009. By HLS News Staff. In the following essay that appeared in the Feb. 3, 2010, edition of in The Nation, Professor Lawrence Lessig argues that if Americans want to change, they have to change Congress. Lessig is the co-founder of Change Congress, a non-partisan advocacy organization whose purpose is to protect the independence of ...
Nov 4, 2019 · John Laidler. Harvard Correspondent. November 4, 2019 9 min read. In new book, Lawrence Lessig says voter suppression, gerrymandering, big-money politics, and the Electoral College undermine democracy. Lawrence Lessig has long crusaded against the influence of money in politics.
