About this episode

Lawrence Lessig interviews Rick Bennett about his campaign for governor and the fight against big money in politics.

In this episode, Lessig speaks with Rick Bennett, a former Republican state senator from Maine who is currently running for governor as an Independent. Bennett has long been instrumental in the fight against big money in politics in Maine and is an intervenor alongside Equal Citizens in the case that could end SuperPACs. The two discuss why it is so critical that we change the corrupt status quo.

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence Lessig

Guest: Rick Bennett

Topics covered

• politics
• campaigning
• corruption
• SuperPACs
• independence

Keywords

• Rick Bennett
• Lawrence Lessig
• Maine
• SuperPACs
• political corruption
• independent candidate
• Equal Citizens

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Equal Citizens

Places: Maine

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