Evan Preston, a Fellow with OSPIRG (Oregon State Public Interest Research Group), discusses a new OSPIRG/DEMOS report 'Million Dollar Megaphone' on the changing nature of money in politics, changes due in part to the 2010 US Supreme Court Citizens United decision. Big special interest and largely secret donors are drowning out the voices of ordinary people, fundamentally undermining our democracy. Evan discusses the various types of organizations giving money, the role of Dark Money and what it is and reforms required to add transparency to the giving. Noting that money is property, not speech, Evan advocates for public funding of elections, as well as a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and the earlier Buckley v Valeo decision.
