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SUMMARY:The Corporate Takeover of American Democracy and the Climate Crisi
 s - Mr Tom Steyer (Founder\, NextGen America and Need to Impeach)
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DESCRIPTION:The Corporate Takeover of American Democracy and the Climate C
 risis\nHow to organize for victory in an age of unprecedented political sp
 ending\n"Money has taken on an obscene level of influence in American poli
 tics. Roughly 80% of Americans believe that corporate donors have essentia
 lly bought the government—allowing them to torpedo common sense reforms 
 that threaten corporate profits\, no matter how much support they enjoy fr
 om voters. They’re right.\nThis dynamic is clearest in the debate over c
 limate change. By the latest estimates\, humanity has until the end of the
  next decade to address this challenge\, and make dramatic reductions in g
 lobal greenhouse gas emissions. Vast majorities of Americans—regardless 
 of party identification—understand the threat\, and back government acti
 on to prevent catastrophe. Yet Mr. Trump has taken steps to unleash fossil
  fuel companies that back his administration\, allowing U.S. carbon emissi
 ons to rise 3.4 percent last year.\nAmericans may be on an uneven playing 
 field\, but all is not lost. Victories from the last ten years have shown 
 that the power of big money in politics has not grown to overwhelm the pow
 er of the people\, organized for action.\nTom Steyer has led some of these
  fights at the local\, state\, and national level. His lecture will descri
 be the core messages\, coalitions\, strategies and tactics that can overco
 me deep-pocketed corporate interests. He will put forward a theory of chan
 ge for the 21st century\, offering a roadmap for beating big money at the 
 ballot box through big organizing."\nQuote from NextGen America\nSpeakers:
 \nMr Tom Steyer (Founder\, NextGen America and Need to Impeach)
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street OX1 3AZ
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