"Climate denial and Citizens United are two sides of the same coin." That was U.S. Senator Whitehouse basically summing up this episode. Discover why the fight against climate change practically stopped in its tracks following the 2010 Citizens United ruling -- and why it feels so infuriating -- and what we can do about it today.

Sources

• https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/speeches/how-citizens-united-altered-the-climate-debate/
• https://www.commoncause.org/articles/inextricably-linked-how-citizens-united-halted-climate-action/ 
• https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/15-years-later-citizens-united-allows-corporate-greed-to-fuel-climate-disasters/ 
• https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-big-money-in-politics-blocked-u-s-action-on-climate-change
• Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections: https://amzn.to/3WXyjeJ 

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