Lawrence Lessig, always a fountain of reformist ideas and political energy, wants to fix the rot at the core of our democracy: the massive amounts of money from special interests that influences our ...

Lawrence Lessig’s latest book, Republic, Lost, represents both a departure from his previous work on intellectual property and an entrance into the world of political activism. He argues that Congress ...

Harvard Law Professor and legal activist Lawrence Lessig (Republic, Lost) believes he’s found a way to mitigate the corrosive effect of big money on elections. He discusses Mayday PAC, his own ...

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A Harvard Law School ethicist with harsh words for the way Congress does its work brought those ideas to UB Law School last week during a provocative, high-profile address. Lawrence Lessig, who also ...

Lawrence Lessig is the director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. His most recent book is ...

In his latest book, Lawrence Lessig argues that Congress has become so corrupted by moneyed interests and has so undermined the public trust that our very republic is at risk.

Lawrence Lessig, the Harvard professor and political activist, is leading a legal effort to compel states to distribute their electoral votes proportionally. Want Money Out Of Politics? Put Some Money ...