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A talk from the Aspen Ideas Festival about the state of America's democracy. Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig believes  we've ended up with a democracy where there is unequal freedom to vote, unequal representation, and unequal status as citizens. The good news? He says it's completely fixable. 

Lawrence Lessig is professor of law at Harvard University. He spoke June 30, 2016 at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado.

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A talk from the Aspen Ideas Festival about the state of America's democracy. Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig believes  we've ended up with a democracy where there is unequal freedom to vote, unequal representation, and unequal status as citizens. The good news? He says it's completely fixable.

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