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Episode: Making Contact with George Lavender - Dollarocracy: Corporate Cash in Politics
From the Making Contact website:
"The cost of American democracy is the most expensive in the world. In the 2012 elections billions of dollars were spent on political campaigns. But there’s a growing consensus that big business and wealthy individuals are buying power. Authors John Nichols and Robert McChesney have a name for the state we’re in: Dollarocracy.
Thanks to Pirate TV for use of their recording."
Featuring:
- John Nichols, Washington, DC correspondent, Nation magazine
- Robert W. McChesney Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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