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The book focuses on a network of extremely wealthy conservative Republicans, foremost among them Charles and David Koch, who have together funded an array of organizations that work in tandem to influence academic institutions, think tanks, the courts, statehouses, Congress, and the American presidency for their own benefit.
Shadow campaigns (or dark money) refers to spending meant to influence political outcomes where the source of the money is not publicly disclosed or is difficult to trace. [1] United States campaign finance law has been regulated by the Federal Election Commission since its creation in the wake of the Watergate Scandal in 1975, and in the years ...
Anti-"dark money" advertisement in April 2015 in the Union Station stop of the Washington Metro.The image was part of a comic book-themed campaign sponsored by three groups—AVAAZ, the Corporate Reform Coalition, and Public Citizen—aimed at pressuring Securities and Exchange Commission chairwoman Mary Jo White to rein in dark money.
"Dark Money" might sound like the name of a fictional spy thriller, but in the world of politics, it has a very real and often controversial impact on elections -- including this year, ahead of the...
The proliferation of “dark money” in political spending stems from the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, which allowed corporations, nonprofits and ...
Dig into the scandal surrounding House Bill 6, and you find will dark money at the core of the corruption scheme. This political moolah greased the way to bribery, indictments and prison time, not ...
Dark Money is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Kimberly Reed about the effects of corporate money and influence in the American political system. The film uses Reed's home state of Montana as a primary case study to advance a broader, national discussion on governance in an era of super PACs and Citizens United.
A proposed bill would close a loophole in political finance law that permits the use of “dark money” to influence warrant articles at town meetings.