Ben Smith on the Turmoil at Buzzfeed, Fox News and Everything In Between

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How to Knock Out Super PACs with Lawrence Lessig

Kara talks to Lawrence Lessig about his fight to end Super PACs — without passing a constitutional amendment or overturning Citizens United. The Harvard law professor and Equal Citizens founder was once the internet’s open-access evangelist. 19 years ago, he shifted his focus fro ...  Show more

The Onion’s Ben Collins on Political Satire & Why Trump Isn’t Funny

Since becoming CEO of the Onion two years ago, former disinformation reporter Ben Collins has helped revitalize the satirical newspaper by relaunching its print edition, bringing back the Onion News Network on YouTube, and launching a bid to take over Alex Jones’s Infowars. The O ...  Show more

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