Larry Lessig talk with Andrew Yang

Season 4, Episode 9 | August 27th, 2020
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Larry Lessig talk with Andrew Yang

Today, we bring you a recast of a recent of episode of Yang Speaks, in which Equal Citizens founder Larry Lessig spoke with Andrew Yang about how we can reform our democracy. They discuss dialing for dollars, the theory that “slow democracy” can improve our political discourse, the media’s impact on our democracy, and more.

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Roundpine by Blue Dot Sessions
Noe Noe by Blue Dot Sessions
Vengeful by Blue Dot Sessions

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Josh Elstro of Elstro Production

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