How to Reverse the Corporate Coup d’Etat
Chris Hedges and Lawrence Lessig discuss the Occupy movement, Citizens United, and our best options for real reform.
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"We've undergone a corporate coup d'etat in slow motion. And it's over. We've lost, and they've won."
-Chris Hedges
On January 20, 2012, the two year anniversary of the Supreme Court's controversial ruling in Citizens United, occupiers gathered together to protest the influence that corporations have in politics.
In this video, journalist Chris Hedges and professor Lawrence Lessig, longtime critics of the corrupting influence of big money in our political system, discuss the goals of the protests—and the options that we, the people, have for real reform.
Interested?
- Follow our ongoing coverage of the Occupy movement.
- How Cities and States are Sticking It to Citizens United
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