{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F310e30a6-557c-4b72-b3f8-a0e533fe401b","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Democracy and Its Discontents, Ep. 2: Money and Power\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/310e30a6-557c-4b72-b3f8-a0e533fe401b\"></iframe>","title":"Democracy and Its Discontents, Ep. 2: Money and Power","description":"<p>Democracy is supposed to be by and for the people, but limitless, unregulated money flowing into politics weakens the voice of the majority and gives outsized influence to elites who can distort the democratic process in their favor. What is the point of the rule of law, when it\u2019s essentially for sale? </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>In the second episode of our democracy miniseries, host Lindsay Shingler is joined by UCLA professor Marty Gilens, author of <em>Democracy in America? What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It</em>. Together, they look at the role of money in U.S. elections\u2014and in American politics as a whole\u2014and explore the corrosive impact it has on representation.</p>\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c37481b3-5006-4780-bf7b-5991c682a6c4/13119981-1726173313592-65235609d3b58.jpg"}