There is very little outright corruption in Congress. Special interests exert most of the influence through campaign contributions that are publicly disclosed.

There is very little outright corruption in Congress. Special interests exert most of the influence through campaign contributions that are publicly disclosed. Larry Lessig has a great book on this: http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Corrupts-Congress---ebook/dp/B004QZ9PI8/ http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Corrupts-Congress---eboo.... And here is the link to his TED talk on the same topic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3W1g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3W1g