The Secret Plot To Buy American Democracy
Fifty years ago, two memos laid the groundwork for a right-wing takeover of the Supreme Court.
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MASTER PLAN, Ep 6: The Maverick Vs. The Corruption Machine
After John McCain got caught up in a corruption scheme, he went to war with his own party to try to make sure it never happened again.
Will The Real Kamala Harris Please Stand Up? (Part 2)
Kamala Harris portrays herself as a progressive champion of working-class causes, but her career shows her remarkable ease with bucking those values for political gain.
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.
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.
MASTER PLAN, Ep 4: The Task Force That Took Over America
How a radical secret memo went from idea to reality.