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#1653 Money-N-Politics: SuperPACS, Crypto, Billionaires, and Public Funding of Elections


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Air Date 9/6/2024

We're living in the world that dark money in politics and Citizen's United built. But since that Supreme Court ruling in 2010, we've invented cryptocurrency that promises to be a brand new source of opacity and financial power built on smoke and mirrors.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Steve Macek on Dark Money - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-23-24

KP 2: Why Big Money Supports Trump - Robert Reich - Air Date 8-27-24

KP 3: Trump shifts stance on cryptocurrency to win over new bloc of voters and mega-donors - PBS Newshour - Air Date 7-29-24

KP 4: Silicon Valley's Impact on the 2024 Elections - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 7-31-24

KP 5: Dem Donors Want Harris To Bail On Biden's Best Decision - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-29-24

KP 6: Andy Levin, Pushed Out of Congress by AIPAC, Calls for Change in U.S.-Israel Policy - Democracy Now! - Air Date 8-21-24

KP 7: Steven Rosenfeld on Election Transparency, Ian Vandewalker on Small Donors - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-17-24

KP 8: We need to move to the public funding of elections - Bernie Sanders - Air Date 8-29-24

(49:16) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the changing sense of urgency to address money in politics

DEEPER DIVES

(52:47) SECTION A: THE SYSTEM

A1: Trump and the Billionaires Part 2 - The Socialist Program with Brian Becker - Air Date 7-16-24

A2: Steve Macek on Dark Money Part 2 - CounterSpin - Air Date 8-23-24

(1:10:02) SECTION B: FUNDING REPUBLICANS

(1:26:54) SECTION C: FUNDING DEMOCRATS

(1:34:05) SECTION D: SOLUTIONS

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Description: A composite image showing a Bitcoin in front of a pile of US cash, and a dark American flag in the background.

Credit: Composite Design: A. Hoffman. Photo 1: “Cash on table” via Pexels | License | Photo 2: American flag via Pixabay | License

 

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