Episode

10/7 Lawrence Lessig: Saving Democracy & Eugenia Williamson: PBS self Destructs

October 7, 2014

Lawrence Lessig the head of MayDay PAC explains his strategy for radical campaign finance reform, big donors and our corrupt campaign finance reform, equality movements and those with power and without power, what candidates MayDay PAC is supporting, why MayDay PAC is putting a million dollars into the South Dakota Senate race,  the importance of South Dakota Senate race is crucial for campaign finance reform, the corruption of South Dakota Republican Senate candidate Mike Rounds and why we need to start voting on campaign finance reform.

Freelance journalist Eugenia Williamson explains the rightward drift of PBS, corporate influence and public broadcasting and the surprising role of President Clinton in PBS’s move to the right.

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