Posts tagged secret money
Holding Politicians Accountable
“Shadow” money, “dark” money, “secret” money: whatever its name, it’s still a driving force in elections, Congressional votes, and how laws get enforced (or not). Shed some light and find out how powerful nondisclosing groups game the IRS and get away with some shady practices. Follow our “Shadow Money Trail” series here.
Bill Moyers features a protest that Public Campaign Action Fund took part in against Karl Rove’s secret money machine. The protesters delivered an “indictment” of Rove for crimes against democracy. Footage starts at 3:53.
An Interactive Map of the Dark-Money Universe
If Citizens United was the Big Bang of a new era of money in politics, here’s the universe it formed: rapidly expanding super-PACs and nebulous 501(c) groups exerting gravitational pull on the 2012 election. Mouse over a “planet” to peer into its funding and top donors. Sizes are based on latest reported revenues (if disclosed). This data is live—come back for weekly updates.
Want to learn more about dark money? We put up a good post on the subject on Monday.
