"Stop trying to get corporations to be socially responsible. Stop trying to achieve any particular social objective like global warming or a national healthcare system ... Put all of our efforts into a
citizen's movement for democracy. That would include the public financing of campaigns and would require any network, any broadcaster using the public airwaves to provide advertising for all candidates."
- Robert Reich
Among many things, Robert Reich was Secretary of Labor under the Clinton Administration, and in this interview he explains exactly the mission of Democracy Matters and the important of addressing the fundamental issue of money in politics and to enact public financing as the solution to ALL the problem we face as a country.
You must read this and pass it on to your members!
-peace-
Daryn
p.s. I also recommend checking out Benjamin Barber's new book, "Consumed," which addressed a lot of the same supercapitalism issues that chip away at our democratic processes and make us develop a civic schizophrenia.
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