http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-public-power-can-defeat-plutocrats/
Government has become a clearinghouse for corporations and plutocrats
with deep pockets to buy the politicians who grease the wheels for
lucrative contracts and easy regulation. It’s all pay for play, and look
the other way.
According to the watchdog Sunlight Foundation,
from 2007 to 2012, 200 corporations spent almost $6 billion in
Washington on lobbying and campaign contributions. And they received
more than $4 trillion in government contracts and other forms of
assistance. Now that the midterm elections are over, it’s payback time,
with the newly elected Congress ready to deliver to those who invested
well in their chosen candidates.
This week, Lawrence Lessig and Zephyr Teachout return to talk about the corrupting influence of money in politics
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