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Author Archives: Lessig
Please welcome lessig.org back from its slumber
When my third kid was born, lessig.org went into hibernation. The new stuff at home plus the burden of battling spamalots online made it impossible to continue. But after kind prodding and lots of very kind help, lessig.org wakes from … Continue reading
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hey, so I don't write headlines
I’m an eager “author” at The Atlantic, happy to blog whenever I can about the issues that matter most to me. But The Atlantic is a proper publication, which means it exercises editorial control, which always means AT LEAST that … Continue reading
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An "unusually partisan" truth we need the courage to tell
@jxchristopher writes of my latest piece in The Atlantic:
jxchristopher: Unusually partisan for you, Professor @Lessig – you’re much more persuasive when striking at roots rather than branches http://t.co/R856ldSV
It is true, the piece is, and… Continue reading
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On the sidewalks with No Money Mike
My family and I spent a couple hours with Mike Connolly (@nomoneyconnolly) and his fiance, Kacy, talking to Cambridge voters yesterday. Connolly is running for State Representative in a district that straddles Cambridge and Somerville. He’s a &… Continue reading
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What the Hell Is Being a Moderator For?
Neither candidate for president is addressing one of the top 10 issues that Americans believe should be a priority for the next president — more important than terrorism, the deficit, schools or social security. Continue reading
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An amazing Vermont Amendment Weekend
Back from an amazing Vermont Amendment Weekend. Scores organizing to discuss the next steps to pushing corruption out of this government. Last year, Vermont passed a resolution demanding Congress propose an amendment reversing the hated Citizens Unite… Continue reading
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Vermont's first "Amendment Weekend"
I’m excited and honored (and happy I get to bring my family) to be participating in Vermont’s first “Amendment Weekend.” Here’s the program. Click on the RSVP at the bottom if you want to participate.
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Critically important new legislation introduced by (certain to be hero of this movement) Representative Sarbanes
I’ve been a fan of Congressman Sarbanes (D-MD) (son of Paul Sarbanes) for sometime. I wrote about his Grassroots Democracy work in HuffPo last December. Today, Sarbanes did something critically important for the anti-corruption movement: He intro… Continue reading
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Believe the data: Important Safra Lab Research results
In my capacity as director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, which runs a Lab studying “institutional corruption,” I am incredibly happy to report this very significant finding in a study we helped to support.
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The No Lobbying Pledge
There are campaigns that attack the enemy directly — think the British, in formation, Redcoats smartly cleaned. And then there are campaigns that attack indirectly — think of a virus, passing on a handshake, entering the body at the next … Continue reading
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