J.D. Vance’s Master Plan For Citizens United 2.0
The vice presidential candidate is helping spearhead a lawsuit designed to prompt the Supreme Court’s destruction of some of the country’s last remaining campaign finance laws.
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Master Plan, Ep 5: How Corporations Became People
Our fifth episode examines a series of U.S. Supreme Court cases that laid the groundwork for PACs, Citizens United, and money-as-speech.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Dam Good Idea
Plus, AI gets reined in, Mississippi thinks of the children, and electric school buses power on.
Buying Elections Could Become A Tax Deduction
Legal operatives tied to Trump, power broker Leonard Leo, and a hate group are aiming to make dark-money donations tax deductible.
Will The Real Kamala Harris Please Stand Up? (Part 1)
Kamala Harris has branded herself as a crusader against corporate greed — but does her background support the claim?
MASTER PLAN Bonus: Ralph Nader Vs. The Master Plan
David Sirota talks with the man whose legislative successes prompted a corporate backlash and Lewis Powell’s infamous memo.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: National Parks Score A Monumental Gift
Plus, sustainable housing is going up, diabetes patients get high-tech help, and abortion rights can’t wait.
This Election, Dark Money Is Blackmailing Lawmakers
Lawmakers are being forced to negotiate with oligarchs and special interests they can’t even identify.
MASTER PLAN Bonus: How Watergate’s Corporate Cash Prompted This Era Of Corruption
An inside look at the little-known task force that uncovered the companies secretly funding Nixon’s operation.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 3: The Memo That Changed America
Our third episode introduces the architect behind the master plan’s original blueprint, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell.