Economic Architecture The Podcast

In this week’s episode, we explore the political implications of Citizens United—the landmark 2010 Supreme Court decision that led to an unprecedented rise in corporate financing of political campaigns across the United States. From the local, state, to federal level, Citizens United created a permanent structural change in the American political landscape. The complex legal distinctions that granted corporations the right to function as individual democratic citizens are exactly what Tom Moore and Jeff Mangan are determined to challenge through a state-led initiative in Montana.

In the first of three episodes exploring the impact of Citizens United on American democracy, Tom Moore from the Center for American Progress and Jeff Mangan from the Transparent Election Initiative, discuss how states can potentially overturn the impacts of Citizens United. Host Stuart Yasgur, Jeff Mangan, and Tom Moore discuss how a Montana ballot measure has the potential to change states’ recognition of corporate authority and why this can help Americans re-establish a sense of agency in their democracy.

Learn more about the Transparent Election Initiative: https://transparentelection.org/

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