About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Citizens United ruling on campaign finance and democracy, detailing a metaphorical heist to undermine democratic protections.

Unleashed by the Citizens United ruling, the master planners launch a three-part heist to crack the vault protecting democracy itself. First, the schemers take out the security cameras monitoring dark money. Then, they disarm the last campaign finance cops on the beat. Finally, they pull off a getaway so prosecutors can’t charge them as they run off with the loot. Get ad-free Master Plan episodes by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content, and support this show. Visit masterplanpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: David Sirota, The Lever

Topics covered

• corruption
• campaign finance
• dark money
• democracy
• political heist

Keywords

• Citizens United
• corruption
• campaign finance
• dark money
• democracy
• politics
• heist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Citizens United

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