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Episode 21 Archive: Big Money, Big Power

Episode 21 Archive: Big Money, Big Power

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon


Episode 21 Archive: Big Money, Big Power

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Congress is on the verge of passing major tax reform that many say is tilted in favor of the wealthy. This week we’re looking back at an episode with Professor Rick Hasen to explore why the wealthy often enjoy such outsized benefits and power in American politics - and how changing the Supreme Court is the best way to fix that. For More on This Topic: Check out Hasen’s book, Plutocrats United Read his piece in The LA Times on Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Further Reading: Evidence that Legislators Grant Special Access to Donors, Joshua Kalla, University of California, Berkeley, David Broockman, Stanford University Why Campaign Finance Reforms That Weaken U.S. Parties Promote Extreme and Unresponsive Politics, Raymond J. La Raja, University of Massachusetts Amherst Episode 1: The Kochs, Americans For Prosperity, and the Right, Theda Skocpol, Harvard University
Released:
Nov 22, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network’s weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/nojargon.