Lobbying, Part 2: Free Speech and Dark Money
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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4.2 • 11K Ratings
🗓️ 30 July 2021
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Is money a form of free speech? This question has plagued US politics for decades, prompting frenzied debates about the role of big business and private wealth in the process -- or industry -- of writing laws. In the second part of this two-part series, the guys dive into recent lobbying scandals, controversial court rulings, and the often disturbing reality of just how many laws end up being written by businesses and lobbyists, instead of elected officials.
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