Dark Money
When money speaks, do voters still matter?
4.7 (13)
36 mins
Explore how hidden wealth has reshaped American politics into a marketplace of influence. Discover how nonprofits, super PACs, and foreign donors quietly fund campaigns while concealing their identities.
Ep 1:
Dark Money: The Invisible Hand
An introduction to the shadowy world of dark money—how anonymous billionaires and corporations hijack elections, and how Citizens United blew the doors wide open.
Ep 2:
Republicans, Democrats, and the Dark Money Arms Race
The Koch Brothers built a Republican dark money empire that reshaped elections—until Democrats, once its harshest critics, out-fundraised them with billions in anonymous cash.
Discussions (12)
Terry
Level 7 · 8 mo agoDems are Darth Money now
Dalton
Level 8 · 8 mo agoDark money is shameful.
Blake
Level 2 · 8 mo agoDonor privacy protects people from harassment. The Supreme Court ruled anonymity is a right in 1958.
