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The Impact of Citizens United and Money in Politics on Democracy
14:39 - 23:09 (08:29)
The Citizen United ruling considered political contribution as political speech. While Citizens United did not finance it, they ran ads before the election for a video on demand movie, which was essentially an attack ad on the opponent. Transparency through public demand for corporations to reveal their political donations was proposed as a remedy.
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This podcast discusses how in 2010, Citizens United was spending money on advertisements for a video on demand movie, that was essentially a large attack ad on Hillary Clinton during the primary election, which under the 2002 McCain Fine Gold Act, was not allowed.
14:39 - 16:18 (01:38)
Summary
This podcast discusses how in 2010, Citizens United was spending money on advertisements for a video on demand movie, that was essentially a large attack ad on Hillary Clinton during the primary election, which under the 2002 McCain Fine Gold Act, was not allowed.
ChapterThe Impact of Citizens United and Money in Politics on Democracy
EpisodeSelects: How Dark Money Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The Supreme Court has ruled that political contributions are a form of political speech and therefore should be protected under the constitution.
16:18 - 19:40 (03:22)
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The Supreme Court has ruled that political contributions are a form of political speech and therefore should be protected under the constitution. However, they have also emphasized the importance of transparency in political donations.
ChapterThe Impact of Citizens United and Money in Politics on Democracy
EpisodeSelects: How Dark Money Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Guillermo Diaz talks to Huck Milner about his experience in space and his tech struggles, while promoting the Let's Start a Coup podcast, a darkly comedic take on a buried story from a century ago.
19:40 - 23:09 (03:28)
Summary
Guillermo Diaz talks to Huck Milner about his experience in space and his tech struggles, while promoting the Let's Start a Coup podcast, a darkly comedic take on a buried story from a century ago.