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Hopefully competition from China will spark a re-investment in education elsewhere in the world.

Once the US stops prioritizing stuffing the coffers of rich donors and actually puts American interests first, things will dramatically improve.

Right, so never ever. :/

I don’t feel so hopeless. There are a lot of initiatives to reduce the influence of money in politics coming down the pipeline.

I hope you're right. Do you have specific policy moves in mind?

I think this [0] is a step in the right direction. I also think legislation regarding campaign finance, which would supersede Citizens United, is desperately needed.

[0] https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren...

This is just a speech. There's nothing specific in here at all.

If you’d rather not listen for the details, here they are:

1. Members of Congress, judges, and high-ranking executive branch officials would be forbidden from owning individual stocks while in office. It would force the president and cabinet members to divest assets that could present conflicts of interest.

2. Members of Congress would be forbidden from lobbying after they leave office, existing lobbying restrictions would be tightened, and greater disclosure of influence peddling would be required.

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