Republic, lost: how money corrupts Congress -- and a plan to stop it [Second e-book edition] 9780446576420, 0446576425

A Harvard Law professor explains how being influenced by money overshadows the will of the people in the political arena

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Table of contents :
The nature of this disease. Good souls, corrupted
Good questions, raised
1 + 1 = --
Tells. Why don't we have free markets?
Why don't we have efficient markets?
Why don't we have successful schools?
Why isn't our financial system safe?
What the "Tells" tell us --
Beyond suspicion: Congress's corruption. Why So Damn Much Money
What So Damn Much Money does
How So Damn Much Money defeats the Left
How So Damn Much Money defeats the Right
How So Little Money makes things worse
Two conceptions of "Corruption" --
Solutions. Reforms that won't reform
Reforms that would reform
Strategy 1: The conventional game
Strategy 2: An unconventional (Primary) game
Strategy 3: An unconventional Presidential game
Strategy 4: The convention game
Choosing strategies --
Conclusion: Rich people --
Appendix: What you can do, now.

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