Links

blip.tv/lessig: Presentations by Lawrence Lessig on a range of subjects from Free Culture to corruption

followthemoney.org: A nonprofit organization revealing the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states.

MapLight.org: A nonprofit organization that provides citizens and journalists the transparency tools to shine a light on the influence of money on politics.

opensecrets.org: A research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

sunlightfoundation.com: A nonprofit organization that provides tools geared towards promoting greater government openness and transparency.

Reading

Lessig, Lawrence. Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress–and a Plan to Stop It. New York: Twelve, 2011. Print.

Ackerman, Bruce and Ian Ayres. Voting with Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance. Yale University Press, 2004. Print.

Kaiser, Robert G. So Damn Much Money: the Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government. New York: Knopf, 2009. Print.

Lessig, Lawrence. “Democracy After Citizens United.” Editorial. Boston Review. Web. http://bostonreview.net/BR35.5/lessig.php.

Lessig, Lawrence. “How to Get Our Democracy Back.” Editorial. The Nation. Web. http://www.thenation.com/article/how-get-our-democracy-back.

Mann, Thomas E. and Norman J. Ornstein. It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism. Basic Books, 2012. Print.

Materials

Posters [click to view full size]

Palm Cards

Teaching

Issues Handout [.png]

Guide to hosting an Arms Across the Aisle meeting [.pdf]

Republic, Lost Study Guide [.pdf]