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Until we move past scandals toward structural change, our democracy will suffer too.

Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor who ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York last year on an anticorruption platform.

Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor who ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York last year on an anticorruption platform.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.