Special Episode: The Viral Movement Holding Politicians Accountable
Nico Agosta and Daniel Lobo-Lewis of the Political Integrity Project join Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School professor, and Maia Cook, Executive Director of Equal Citizens, on the Another Way podcast to explain how they made money in politics go viral. 🗳️ In just one year, the co-founders of this independent, nonpartisan watchdog have built a massive social media audience (over one million!) by making campaign finance data accessible, engaging, and funny. We sit down with them in Washington, DC, to talk about how they turn online anger into real campaign finance reform.
🔗FOLLOW NICO AND DANIEL
Political Integrity Project: https://politicalintegrity.us/
Nico’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stocking_the_capitol
Political Integrity Project IG: https://www.instagram.com/politicalintegrity.us/
Support their work: https://donate.politicalintegrity.us/
⚖️EQUAL CITIZENS
Website: https://equalcitizens.us/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/equalcitizens.us/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EqualCitizens/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equalcitizens/
Please consider supporting our work: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sp_case
📌 TOPICS COVERED
🔹 The Integrity Index: Letter grades (A-F) for legislators and candidates, based on fundraising, stock holdings, and corporate and trade PAC money
🔹 The Political Integrity Pledge: A four-part commitment to reject corporate PAC money, support a congressional stock trading ban, close the lobbying revolving door, and overturn Citizens United. 264 candidates have signed so far.
🔹 The Trump Tracker: A dashboard of the trades and holdings of top Trump administration officials, built from public financial disclosures.
🔹 Why anger isn't enough: How they channel online frustration toward real accountability.
🔹 DTA v. Schneider: The lawsuit that could get rid of super PACs without overturning Citizens United
🔹 Lawrence Lessig’s 20-year effort to end the corruption of our representative government.
🔹 The unknown 2010 court case that created super PACs: SpeechNow v. FEC.
🎙️ ABOUT ANOTHER WAY
Another Way is the podcast of Lawrence Lessig, founder of Equal Citizens, featuring conversations with people working to fix American democracy. New episodes on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Patreon.
CREDITS
Music: Roundpine by Blue Dot Sessions; Noe Noe by Blue Dot Sessions; Vengeful by Blue Dot Sessions
Post-production: Josh Elstro of Elstro Production
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