John Nichols and Bob McChesney will discuss their new book, Dollarocracy, which chronicles the commercialization of American election campaigns and the conversion of America from a democracy to a Dollarocracy.

The talks draw from much new research and also discuss the crucial and under-examined role of commercial news media in reducing the democratic efficacy of the election system, and therefore governance. Nichols and McChesney also discuss the burgeoning popular movements to rejuvenate both elections and journalism.