Democracy & Destiny

Democracy & Destiny
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This is the new podcast by Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social
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The podcast covers themes related to campaign finance, political corruption, and technology's impact on democracy. Episodes feature in-depth discussions on cases like Sam Bankman-Fried's alleged campaign finance crimes and the corruption of ex-Congressman George Santos. Specific focus areas include the implications of Citizens United v. FEC and the effects of disinformation and dark money in politics, as seen in episodes featuring notable guests like Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and law expert Larry Lessig.

This is the new podcast by Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social
In this episode Prof Ciara talks to Lisa Gilbert of Public Citizen about reforms that would help our democracy including those that were in legislation that failed to pass Congress which would have addressed voting rights, dark money, gerrymandering. They talk about improvements in securities law that could help voters post Citizens United v. FEC to know the sources of corporate money in politics. Also includes discussion of a recent Second Circuit decision about FIFA bribery case United States v. Lopez (2d Cir. 2025). Featuring the adventures of @ProfCiara’s labradoodle. Based on a chapter from the book Corporatocracy published by NYU Press.

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