Zephyr Teachout: 2 books
by Zephyr Teachout
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
When Louis XVI gave Ben Franklin a diamond-encrusted snuffbox, the gift troubled Americans: it threatened to corrupt him by clouding his judgment. By contrast, in 2010 the Supreme Court gave corporations the right to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Zephyr Teachout shows that Citizens United was both bad law and bad history.
Mousepads, Shoe Leather, and Hope
Lessons from the Howard Dean Campaign for the Future of Internet Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
Howard Dean's campaign for president changed the way in which campaigns are run today. With an unlikely collection of highly talented and motivated staffers drawn from a variety of backgrounds, the Dean campaign transformed the way in which money was raised and supporters galvanized by using the Internet....