Hillman judge Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses his acclaimed new book, “Between the World and Me,” with Lindsay Beyerstein on the Center for Inquiry’s radio show and podcast, Point of Inquiry.
July 31, 2015
Sidney’s Picks: The Death of a Young Black Journalist
On April 7, 2011, the Sidney Hillman Foundation presented Washington Post columnist and author E.J. Dionne, Jr. with a Hillman Award for Career Achievement in Washington DC for his contributions to progressive journalism. The evening’s program included remarks by Hillman Judges Hendrik Hertzberg, Harold Meyerson, Katrina vanden Heuvel, as well as Thomas Mann.
Harvard law professor Larry Lessig explains why we shouldn’t pin our hopes for campaign finance reform on a constitutional amendment, as desirable as useful as such an amendment might be.
Instead, Lessig argues, we should focus on increasing the percentage of campaign donations funded by small-dollar contributors. Attracting small donations could shift the balance of power away from large monied interests, towards ordinary citizens. He points out that it’s much easier to incentivize small contributions than it is to change the constitution to limit large ones.
