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Capitalisn't

by University of Chicago Podcast Network

We investigate how capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by economist Luigi Zingales and business journalist Bethany McLean, our podcast explains why capitalism can go wrong and what we can do to fix it. Send us your questions or comments by emailing capitalisntpod@gmail.com Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt.

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Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law professor and campaign finance reform advocate, joins Capitalisn't hosts Bethany McLean and Luigi Zingales to argue that the Supreme Court case most blamed for enabling super PACs—Citizens United—is actually the wrong target. Lessig contends that SpeechNow.org v. FEC, a D.C. Circuit…

Worth it if you follow campaign finance law, are interested in how courts might reshape political funding before 2028, or want to understand the distinction between bribery and systemic corruption in Congress.

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