Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig

Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig


Latest Episodes

S6: Special Election Episode
November 10, 2024

On this episode (recorded before Tuesday's election), Lessig is joined by his colleagues Matthew A. Seligman (Stris & Maher), Ned Foley (Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State), and Derek Muller (Notre

S6E9: What Then?
September 26, 2024

In this episode, Lessig outlines what happens if Maine passes Question 1. What are the next steps, and the arguments that will get us to the Supreme Court and to victory!

S6E8: The Campaign in Maine
September 25, 2024

On this episode, Lessig describes the campaign in Maine. The legislature chose to let the people decide whether to vote against SuperPACs in Maine and if upheld, the nation. This episode discusses t

S6E7: The Legislature Decides
September 21, 2024

On this episode, Lessig keeps the story going. We got the signatures. The next step was that the Maine legislature needed to decide whether it would pass the initiative into law itself, or let it go t

S6E6: The Race to Gather Signatures
September 20, 2024

On this episode, Lessig chronicles the next chapter in the story of the Maine initiative. We had an idea based on FreeSpeechForPeoples brilliant argument for an initiative. And Mainers were excit

S6E5: The Origins of the Initiative
September 19, 2024

On this episode, Lessig details how we got to this initiative that could end Super PACs: FreeSpeechForPeople.orgs brilliant argument, and the decision to take that argument into the field and win!

S6S4: The Fight to End SuperPACs and Originalism
September 11, 2024

On this episode, Lessig provides a brief history of the fight to end SuperPACs. Then, critically, he examines how the theory of the conservatives originalism supports our argument against SuperPAC

S6E3: The Money Problem
September 09, 2024

On this episode, Lessig asks: How is money a problem in a democracy, and how is it like the other problems were facing in our democracy?

S6E2: The Legal Background
September 05, 2024

On this episode, Lessig explains the legal background to the Maine initiative, from Citizens United to the case that gave us SuperPACs: SpeechNow v. FEC (2010).

S6E1: The Maine Initiative That Could End SuperPACs
August 29, 2024

On this episode, Lessig introduces the upcoming Maine initiative that could end SuperPACs and lays out the plan for Season 6 of Another Way.