We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim | Lawrence Lessig

What this video covers

In this TED talk, Lawrence Lessig argues that American politics is corrupted by Congress's dependence on funding from a tiny fraction of citizens. He uses rapid-fire visuals and calls for a bipartisan push to reclaim the Republic.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN cites it repeatedly as the root-cause argument that money in politics must be fixed before other issues, and as background for his Mayday PAC.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“But you should better watch this one, I don't know if you know Lessig (I think, he is a real patriot)”

“Support Lawrence Lessig in his efforts to solve this root problem!”

“Larry Lessig has been right all along when he said this needs to be fixed before anything else [1].”