Republic, lost: how money corrupts Congress -- and a plan to stop it

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A Harvard Law professor explains how being influenced by money overshadows the will of the people in the political arena regardless of party lines and offers strategies to take back the democracy from those with moneyed or corporate interests.;The nature of this disease. Good souls, corrupted ; Good questions, raised ; 1 + 1 = -- Tells. Why don't we have free markets? ; Why don't we have efficient markets? ; Why don't we have successful schools? ; Why isn't our financial system safe? ; What the "Tells" tell us -- Beyond suspicion: Congress's corruption. Why So Damn Much Money ; What So Damn Much Money does ; How So Damn Much Money defeats the Left ; How So Damn Much Money defeats the Right ; How So Little Money makes things worse ; Two conceptions of "Corruption" -- Solutions. Reforms that won't reform ; Reforms that would reform ; Strategy 1: The conventional game ; Strategy 2: An unconventional (Primary) game ; Strategy 3: An unconventional Presidential game ; Strategy 4: The convention game ; Choosing strategies -- Conclusion: Rich people -- Appendix: What you can do, now. The nature of this disease. Good souls, corrupted Good questions, raised 1 + 1 = -- Tells. Why don't we have free markets? Why don't we have efficient markets? Why don't we have successful schools? Why isn't our financial system safe? What the "Tells" tell us -- Beyond suspicion: Congress's corruption. Why So Damn Much Money What So Damn Much Money does How So Damn Much Money defeats the Left How So Damn Much Money defeats the Right How So Little Money makes things worse Two conceptions of "Corruption" -- Solutions. Reforms that won't reform Reforms that would reform Strategy 1: The conventional game Strategy 2: An unconventional (Primary) game Strategy 3: An unconventional Presidential game Strategy 4: The convention game Choosing strategies -- Conclusion: Rich people -- Appendix: What you can do, now.