VIDEO: The corruption at the heart of American politics

Whether you’re a fan of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt or not, he raises some great points about how broke our nation’s political system really is and how important it is that we work towards a government that actually works for the people. Watch for yourselves.

As Joseph Gordon-Levitt mentioned, Lawrence Lessig gave a fabulous TED Talk discussing the corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. Here’s Lessig’s TED Talk.

You can learn more about the Mayday PAC, Lawrence Lessig’s effort to combat the corruption in our nation’s political system, by visiting its website.

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2 thoughts on “VIDEO: The corruption at the heart of American politics

  1. I think term limits would go a long way toward improving the performance of Congress. As it stands today, many who get elected spend most of their time securing more power and wealth for themselves as opposed to truly working to solve problems to the extent the federal government can or should do so. Most politicians don’t comprehend the true meaning of public service. How can they when their #1 concern is serving themselves?

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