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To address that, we’d have to get an amendment to the constitution to give our government, our Congress, our people the power to protect themselves against this kind of corrupting influence.
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To address that we would have to get an amendment to the constitution to give our government the power to protect themselves against corrupting influence
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Lawrence Lessig
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Podcast
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{
    "topic": "constitutional amendment",
    "speaker": "Lawrence Lessig"
}
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February 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM (6 months ago)
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February 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM (6 months ago)

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Oligarchy Out in the Open: What Happens Now as the U.S. Is Forced to Confront Its Plutocracy
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https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policycast/oligarchy-open-what-happens-now-us-forced-confront-its-plutocracy

Archon Fung and Lawrence Lessig discuss the rise of oligarchy in the US, fueled by billionaire influence. They analyze the implications of this trend and propose policy recommendations to address the corrupting influence of money in politics.

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