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

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

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