How billionaires buy American elections

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American elections are for sale. It wasn’t always this way. Get 40% off Ground News’ unlimited access Vantage Plan at https://ground.news/johnnyharris for only $5/month, explore how stories are framed worldwide and across the political spectrum. Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wvj1PVqEgCtehD0G4uzLolw0tGfj2SxNCH5PL1mEqp0/edit?tab=t.0 American elections have more money flowing through them than any other country’s elections, yes adjusted for population, and it isn't even close. How did we get here? What does something called "Citizens United" have to do with it? And who's pumping all this money into our elections? Join Newpress, our community-driven hub for creator journalism: https://newpress.com/go Special thanks to: - Richard Hasen, UCLA School of Law - Brad Smith, Institute for Free Speech - Ann Southworth, UC Irvine School of Law - Michael Beckel, Issue One - Heather Ferguson, Common Cause - Ray La Raja, University of Massachusetts - Patrick Llewellyn, Campaign Legal Center - Andrew Mayersohn, OpenSecrets MORE CHANNELS: Check out my new channel with Christophe Haubursin - Tunnel Vision https://www.youtube.com/@christophe Check out my channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party https://youtube.com/@SearchParty All the music for this video was created by our in-house composer Tom Fox and is available to license or just to listen to on our music https://www.youtube.com/@UCLB2sZa0kqPmkw2Bes59ePA Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing Get our World Map t-shirts now! White "World Map" shirt: https://store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-white?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf Tie Dye "World Map" shirt: https://store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-tie-dye?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf I made a poster about map