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Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress and a Plan to Stop It is a political nonfiction book by Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard law professor known for his work on law, digital rights, and institutional reform. Published in 2011, the book argues that the central crisis in American democracy is not simply partisan conflict or individual misconduct, but a deeper system of dependence in which elected officials must spend so much time raising money that they become structurally responsive to major donors and organized interests. Lessig calls this institutional corruption: behavior that may be legal but still distorts the public purpose of government. The book examines how campaign finance, lobbying, and court decisions have combined to weaken democratic accountability, then proposes several routes for reform, including public financing and even constitutional change. Its purpose is both diagnostic and practical: to explain why Congress fails to address major national problems and to outline ways citizens could help restore trust and representation.