Politicians serve corporations and the wealthy because that is who funds their campaigns, their PACs, and their SuperPACs.

What we must do is support politicians that make a real effort to dramatically change the way campaigns are funded. I’m not talking about Citizen’s United — that requires a constitutional amendment, and it’s almost inconceivable that a 2/3 supermajority of congress would reform themselves. Instead, we need bills that can pass with an ordinary majority. Listen to Lawrence Lessig to learn about the problem and its solution.