Lecture to examine influence of big money on U.S. politics
March 19, 2019
Author and constitutional lawyer Jeff Clements will discuss the growing influence
of concentrated wealth in U.S. elections and government at a free lecture on Monday,
March 25.
The event, part of a two-week speaking tour with stops in Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks,
will begin at 6 p.m. at Schaible Auditorium at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Clements will answer questions at 7 p.m. The free lecture is sponsored by the UAF
Political Science Department.
Clements is the president of American Promise, an organization that advocates for
a national, cross-partisan movement “to address out-of-control spending in U.S. elections
and secure the equal rights of Americans to effective representation and participation
in self-government.” American Promise is seeking an amendment to the Constitution
to limit the influence of big money on politics.
More information about Clements’ visit is available online at http://bit.ly/ClementsAlaska.