US government corruption / Debra A. Miller, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How serious is government corruption in the United States? America's democracy is now fundamentally corrupted / Lawrence Lessig -- Political corruption played a large role in health care reform / Jonathan Weiler -- Government corruption in America is on the rise / Joseph Schuman -- Corporations are still prohibited from making direct contributions to political campaigns / Warren Richey, Linda Feldmann -- Money did not buy votes in the 2010 midterm congressional elections / Robert Frank -- Is corruption destroying the US financial system? There is rampant corruption on Wall Street / Michael Snyder -- Financial deregulation by a corrupt congress and the executive branch led to the US financial meltdown / Essential Information and the Consumer Education Foundation -- President Barack Obama is continuing to empower corrupt Wall Street insiders / Glenn Greenwald -- Legislative reforms will control Wall Street excesses / Barack Obama -- Financial reforms are under way to make the US financial system stronger / Timothy F. Geithner -- Will the Citizens United decision lead to more government corruption? Overview: The Supreme Court, the First Amendment, and government corruption / Lela Gray -- The US Supreme Court has upheld institutional government corruption / Aminu Gamawa -- The Supreme Court weakened the definition of government corruption / Heather K. Gerken -- The Citizens United ruling will increase corruption in the US government / David P. Hamilton -- The Citizens United decision undermines US democracy by legitimizing corruption / Fred Wertheimer -- The Supreme Court was correct not to restrict political speech / Glenn Greenwald -- Corporate campaign spending gives corporations little influence over government / Sheldon Richman -- The Citizens United decision involved issues of speech, not contributions to candidates / John Samples -- What are the remedies for US government corruption? More extensive financial reform will

be needed to fix Wall Street / Rob Weissman -- The financial crisis creates an opportunity for fundamental economic reform / David Korten -- The DISCLOSE Act provides transparency for corporate political advertising / Chris Van Hollen, Mike Castle -- The DISCLOSE Act infringes on corporate free speech / Tom Donohue -- The Fair Elections Now Act can help restore public confidence in congress / Lawrence Lessig -- President Barack Obama should follow FDR's example and oppose corporate interests / Johann Hari -- It is unlikely that the corruption of American politics can be reversed / Godfrey Hodgson.