{"id":2645,"date":"2014-11-30T20:23:18","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T20:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2645"},"modified":"2014-11-30T20:23:18","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T20:23:18","slug":"corruption-in-america-from-benjamin-franklins-snuff-box-to-citizens-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=2645","title":{"rendered":"Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin\u2019s Snuff Box to \u2018Citizens United\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/billmoyers.com\/2014\/11\/14\/zephyr-book\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/cdn.billmoyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5410470981_ee82a6c7da_b.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/billmoyers.com\/2014\/11\/14\/zephyr-book\/\\'&gt;Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin\\'s Snuff Box to \\'Citizens United\\' | BillMoyers.com&lt;\/a&gt;The following excerpt is the introduction to Zephyr Teachout\\'s new book, Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin\\'s Snuff Box to Citizens United. The Citizens United decision was not merely bad law; it was bad for politics, and displayed an even worse understanding of history.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillmoyers.com%2F2014%2F11%2F14%2Fzephyr-book%2F\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/billmoyers.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Billmoyers&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.billmoyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5410470981_ee82a6c7da_b.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/billmoyers.com\/2014\/11\/14\/zephyr-book\/'>Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s Snuff Box to &#8216;Citizens United&#8217; | BillMoyers.com<\/a>The following excerpt is the introduction to Zephyr Teachout&#8217;s new book, Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s Snuff Box to Citizens United. The Citizens United decision was not merely bad law; it was bad for politics, and displayed an even worse understanding of history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillmoyers.com%2F2014%2F11%2F14%2Fzephyr-book%2F\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/billmoyers.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Billmoyers<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s Snuff Box to &#8216;Citizens United&#8217; | BillMoyers.comThe following excerpt is the introduction to Zephyr Teachout&#8217;s new book, Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s Snuff Box to Citizens United. 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