The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
Lawrence Lessig
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Lawrence Lessig Interviews Edward Snowden About U.S. Surveillance State
Snowden told the audience he engaged in civil disobedience because he believes the democratic system of government is not able to work when people don’t know what their government is doing.
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Chris Hedges and Lawrence Lessig: Getting Money Out of Politics, Part 3
Part 3: Chris Hedges interviewed Harvard professor and MayDay SuperPAC founder Lawrence Lessig about his plans to break the hold of big money on American elections.
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Chris Hedges and Lawrence Lessig: Getting Money Out of Politics, Part 2
The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Chris Hedges, interviewed Harvard professor and MayDay SuperPAC founder Lessig Lawrence about his plans to break the hold of big money on American elections.
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Chris Hedges and Lawrence Lessig: Getting Money Out of Politics, Part 1
The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist interviewed Harvard professor and MayDay SuperPAC founder Lessig Lawrence about his plans to break the hold of big money on American elections.
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Limits To Our Patience: Why the U.S. Needs A Rolling, Lasting Rebellion
What would a new people-powered constitution created by the American public look like? Looking at polls of the public, we think we’d like the result.
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Majority Rule: Defending Democracy with a Constitutional Amendment
Working to ban the influence of money in politics, three U.S. senators already have 43 co-signers, more than 2 million names on petitions and the endorsement of 500 communities in 16 states.
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Calling MayDay on Democracy, Super PAC Powered By Citizens Vows to #GetMoneyOut
Our democracy is held hostage by the funders of campaigns.
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The May One SuperPAC: Spending Big Money to End the Influence of Big Money
With MayOne.US, we launch an experiment to see whether we the people can kickstart a SuperPAC big enough to mobilize the people to demand reform – and get money out of politics.
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The People's Platform: Rise of the Digital Proletariat
Astra Taylor reminds us that the Internet cannot magically produce revolution.
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Getting Money Out of Politics Is the Electoral Issue We Can – And Must – Win
Can the fight against the corrupting influence of money finally rally the people?
