Republic, lost

I can’t speak highly enough of Lawrence Lessig’s latest book, Republic, Lost. I’ve written often in this blog about his work on intellectual property and creative commons issues. Now his latest effort has to do with fighting corruption in government. The book is a very compelling and accessible read, and I highly recommend it. He’s also worked with a number of people and organizations who are organizing to reform money in politics. One of them — Rootstrikers.org — has a great site that includes a parody of the book “Good night Moon” around these issues. Here’s a brief video that introduces his work: