Consumer advocate Wendell Potter,co-author of Nation on the grasp, explains how legislation was overturned to allow the financial corruption of US politics and what needs to be done to finish it
• Nation on the grasp extract: ‘The system is rigged, or the government coin-operated’In the light of your book,Nation on the grasp (How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It), what do you do of this current presidential election? Are there any surprises in terms of funding and expenditure of the candidates?
I consider that the popularity of Bernie Sanders has been very enchanting and surprising. I consider it shows that there is a lot of support for candidates who are not on the grasp, and who do not seek big donations from corporate interests and billionaires. And I consider even the rise of Donald Trump is enchanting in that people are attracted to his campaign because he’s not taking money from special interests,corporations and other wealthy people. I consider the common trend is that people are really fed up with the money-driven aspect of American politics. Whether you’re on the left or right, people want to see things change.
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Source: theguardian.com