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Dark Money The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

Jane Mayer

Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again? Why have protections for employees been decimated? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate...

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Pod Save America

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Pod Save America

The book's subject of money in politics was discussed, and the interview with the author was highlighted as important to hear.

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And then this Wednesday, my Crooked Conversation with Jane Mayer, the author of the book Dark Money, which I've mentioned 600,000 times, is out.

— Episode: “Watch out for falling Keurigs.”

Episode: “Watch out for falling Keurigs.”

The book's subject of money in politics was discussed, and the interview with the author was highlighted as important to hear.

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And then this Wednesday, my Crooked Conversation with Jane Mayer, the author of the book Dark Money, which I've mentioned 600,000 times, is out.

We've got Tommy and Jane Mayer.

Episode: “Republicans have an O’Reilly problem.”

It was mentioned as a book that the speaker was reading, providing context to the discussion of the Koch brothers' influence on American politics.

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Sorry, I've been reading too much of Jane Mayer's fantastic book.

Stuff You Should Know

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Stuff You Should Know

It was mentioned as a book written by Jay Mayer of The New Yorker and was described as interesting and covering the Koch brothers.

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Jay Mayer from The New Yorker wrote a really interesting book called Dark Money, all about the Koch brothers.

— Episode: Selects: How Dark Money Works

Episode: Selects: How Dark Money Works

It was mentioned as a book written by Jay Mayer of The New Yorker and was described as interesting and covering the Koch brothers.

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Jay Mayer from The New Yorker wrote a really interesting book called Dark Money, all about the Koch brothers.

Episode: Selects: How Dark Money Works

It was mentioned as a book written by Jay Mayer from The New Yorker that focuses on the Koch brothers and their involvement with dark money.

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Jay Mayer from The New Yorker wrote a really interesting book called Dark Money, all about the Koch brothers.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

The book was cited by Jon Stewart as the source of an idea about tracking taxpayer contributions, and its author appeared as a guest to discuss the hidden influence of billionaire financiers on the rise of the radical right and the resulting threats to democracy. Both mentions highlighted the work’s relevance to understanding political corruption and the impact of money in politics.

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Episode: The Military Industrial Complexity

The book, mentioned in relation to tracking taxpayer money, was referenced by Jon Stewart as a source for an idea about tracking tax contributions and their effects.

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Jane Mayer, who wrote the book Dark Money, brought up an idea by the New Republic's Michael Tomaski about tracking sort of this idea that your tax contribution is tracked.

Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics Radio

Tara McGowan discussed reading it as inspiration for Acronym, a multi-headed organization she founded that has several companies and a super PAC, as it described the Koch brothers' playbook for investing in companies and nonprofits for political influence.

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I read Jane Mayer's book Dark Money on the Koch brothers who have invested heavily for years in building for profit companies and nonprofit organizations and infrastructure on the right.

— Episode: Why the Left Had to Steal the Right’s Da...

Episode: Why the Left Had to Steal the Right’s Dark-Money P...

Tara McGowan discussed reading it as inspiration for Acronym, a multi-headed organization she founded that has several companies and a super PAC, as it described the Koch brothers' playbook for investing in companies and nonprofits for political influence.

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I read Jane Mayer's book Dark Money on the Koch brothers who have invested heavily for years in building for profit companies and nonprofit organizations and infrastructure on the right.

What A Day

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What A Day

Erin Ryan suggested this book as a good choice for a movie adaptation, envisioning a "big short-style adaptation" about the influence of money on politics in a post-Citizens United world.

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So my first choice is Jane Mayer's Dark Money in the big short-style adaptation about the way that money influences politics and a post-citizens' united world,

— Episode: Rotten To The Court

Episode: Rotten To The Court

Erin Ryan suggested this book as a good choice for a movie adaptation, envisioning a "big short-style adaptation" about the influence of money on politics in a post-Citizens United world.

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So my first choice is Jane Mayer's Dark Money in the big short-style adaptation about the way that money influences politics and a post-citizens' united world,

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