Sunday, April 1, 2012

From This American Life: Take the Money and Run for Office

Stop what you are doing and listed to this radio show.

Now.

In 2301 we only touched the outer edges of the issues associated with money in politics, this show raises some provocative issues and shows how intertwined our governing system - and especially our legislature - is with moneyed interests.

2302s would benefit from the description of how much time members of Congress have to spend raising money. At least 2 hours a day, and there are daily goals as well.