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\nIn Part 2 of this interview From the Director's Chair, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Jeffrey Sachs about money in American politics. Sachs sees a \"system of legalized corruption\" that has distorted political...\nIn Part 2 of this interview From the Director's Chair, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Jeffrey Sachs about money in American politics. Sachs sees a \"system of legalized corruption\" that has distorted political outcomes. The positions that are coming out of Washington, out of the political machine, are far to the right of the center of American public opinion,\" he says. \"That's not how democracies in the textbook function.\" Is this just \"how American politics works right now\"?\n
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economics, economy, climate change, public opinion, political parties, money, politics, america, governments
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