Session 5, September 19, 7pm ET: Money in Politics
September 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
How do corporations and the ultra-rich use their money to influence politics? Learn how to use federal and state databases as well as free tools like OpenSecrets to research the political donations, elite lobbying firms, and PACs and Super PACs driving policies that benefit the few at the expense of the many.
Keywords: OpenSecrets, FEC database, senate lobbying database, state campaign finance & lobbying data, PACs & Super PACs