GWorks Interviews: Lawrence Lessig (Complete)
Is Congress corrupted? For Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School & author of Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It, the answer is an obvious & urgent ‘yes.’ The question is how to understand that corruption & what to do about it. For Professor Lessig, re-directing Congress, now turned from the Republic by the consuming (corrupting) need to raise money to run campaigns, is the necessary first step toward the democratic reforms we need & can achieve to return the Republic to the “People alone” (Federalist 51).
In Part One: Bended Like Beckoned, Professor Lessig describes Republic, Lost & discusses how to understand & undo the corruption he sees infecting Congress.
In Part Two: Defining Corruption, Professor Lessig explains what he means by “corruption.”
In Part Three: Street Legal: Regulating Wall Street, Professor Lessig explores corruption & regulating Wall Street.
In Part Four: Solving for X, Professor Lessig explains what needs reform and how.
In Part Five: Conclusions, Professor Lessig explores what it says about our Republic that it is awash in money & our Congress is distracted. And, is there hope for us, still?
For a transcript of this interview & more information, please visit GWorks Interviews: Lawrence Lessig on the GOVERNINGWorks Web site.
