The Dark Money Game Season 1 Episode 2 - Wealth of the Wicked

Airdate: 2025-Apr-16

Episode summary:

The film traces the tangled history of campaign finance back to the creation of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in 1975, the 2002 McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill, and the Citizens United decision of 2010 that has molded the shape and opacity of present-day super PACs which now flood the system with money. The film looks at the stealth influence of religious groups and explores the fine line between a bribe and a political "gratuity" or donation, and the reciprocity between well-funded special-interest groups and the political process as well as attempts to influence the judiciary at the highest levels. 

About The Dark Money Game series:

The Dark Money Game films investigate the shadowy world of political donations and fundraising 15 years after the Supreme Court's decision in ...Show more >