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Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google

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What it is

Lawrence Lessig's Talks at Google presentation based on his book Republic, Lost, arguing that money in politics corrupts Congress and eroded public trust, and outlining what could be done about it. It supports the argument with data on political donations.

Why Hacker News recommends it

A perennial HN recommendation whenever lobbying, SOPA, taxes or political corruption come up, with several commenters saying it changed their views.

  • 10 people recommended it
  • 11 different months
  • 4 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “It's well worth watching and counters your statement.”

    Well-argued talk with supporting data on political donations.

    Dn_Ab, 2012-01 · Strong recommendation · in “The next SOPA”

  2. “I saw the 1 hour speech at Google from last year, that was based on it, and it was great.”

    Explains how government relates to corporations instead of people, and what could fix it

    nextparadigms, 2012-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Lawrence Lessig's New Book: One Way Forward”

  3. “That video has changed my point of view on the entire subject and has allowed me to start striking at the root.”

    Changed commenter's view on the subject and motivated action

    spoiledtechie, 2012-03 · Strong recommendation · in “The new Comcast Xbox Xfinity app is the first nail in net neutrality’s coffin”

  4. “I think you'll enjoy Lawrence Lessig's talk about the exact issue you brought up.”

    Lessig on how money corrupts Congress and a plan to stop it.

    webfuel, 2011-12 · Recommendation · in “An email I received from Jimmy Wales regarding SOPA”

  5. “You might find Lawrence Lessig's talk at Google interesting”

    Lessig talk on how money corrupts Congress.

    necolas, 2012-01 · Recommendation · in “Maddox - I hope SOPA passes”

  6. “it's worth watching.”

    Lessig's framing of legal corruption of the system.

    scott_s, 2012-01 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: I'm tired of corrupt US politicians, so I created this”

  7. “See this excellent talk by Lessig”

    Covers tax provisions used as fund raising by Congress

    rogerbinns, 2012-04 · Recommendation · in “Shouldn't Robots Be Doing My Taxes By Now?”

  8. “For a starter, watch Lawerence Lessig @google talk”

    Suggested starting point for what citizens can do about political corruption

    masmullin, 2014-01 · Recommendation · in “Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd””

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Topics: lawrence lessig, campaign finance, corruption, citizens united, democracy

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