Dark Money in Politics - Âm thanh Lưu trữ Miễn phí

Full Show: Dark Money in Politics June 15, 2012 âLetâs face it,â the founder of a super PAC recently told Mother Jones magazine. âPolitics in this country is coin-operated.â True enough, as evidenced by the billions projected to be spent in this yearâs elections â untold amounts of it unleashed by the Supreme Courtâs 2010 Citizens United decision. Even with all that money being cashed in, the busy check-writers and the influence they purchase remain largely hidden, including those who helped Republican Governor Scott Walker dramatically out-fundraise his Democratic challenger to win last weekâs recall election. While much of the mainstream media looks the other way, some are working hard to identify the fingerprints super PACs and their benefactors leave on our victimized democracy. On this weekâs Moyers & Company, Bill talks with historian Thomas Frank, author of the bestseller Whatâs the Matter With Kansas?, about the power of concentrated money to subvert democracy. How does a society built on democratic ideals allow them to become so corrupted? Frankâs most recent book is Pity the Billionaire. Bill also talks to Mother Jones editors Clara Jeffery and Monika Bauerlein, who continue to throw light on what they call âdark moneyâ â the conspiracy of cash that allows the rich to influence our most fundamental political freedoms. On the show, Bill calls out some of the biggest super PAC donors, revealing how easy it is for the wealthy one percent to sway an election. Finally, as his grandson graduates from high school, Bill reflects on what weâre leaving the next generation of Americans: a country mired in debt and inequality, and controlled in large part by Wall Street insiders and Washington hucksters. http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-dark-money-in-politics/