Our system of government is broken

That cracking sound you just heard was the sound of the American system of government breaking under the weight of corporate campaign contributions. The Supreme Court just ruled, in Citizens United v. FEC, that even the wishy-washy campaign finance laws that we now have are unconstitutional, and that there is no limit to the amount of money that corporations and the very wealthy can pour into elections.

Our political system, which seems to be a contest between Republicans and Democrats, is actually a contest between the corporate interest and the public interest. And right now the corporate interest is winning.

For more information, see The New York Times and Larry Lessig.

EDIT: Also see this post by osewalrus.