"Master Plan": New Lever Podcast Series Traces How Oligarchs "Legalized Corruption" in U.S.
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-de... Investigative journalist David Sirota, founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, is the host of a new podcast series exploring how extremist ideologues and wealthy oligarchs have developed a system of legalized corruption in the U.S. Master Plan traces the decadeslong conservative-led plan to increase the role of money in politics. "This was a plan, a specific plan, to deregulate the campaign finance laws," says Sirota. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

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