Campaign finance and lobbyist influence | Who Rules America? (5/6)

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Power in Washington D.C. is formally divided three ways: the Executive branch, the Judicial branch, and the Legislative branch. Directly from the capital of America, this episode investigates how money and lobbyists have come to dominate the political process. Watch interviews with leaders of three watchdog monitoring organizations: Robert Weissman (Public Citizen), Mary Boyle (Common Cause), and Sheila Krumholz (Center for Responsive Politics). They all agree on the fact that money dominates politics, a problem that involves both Democratic and Republican parties. In Congress, several representatives also share their views, including congressman Jesse Jackson Jr, who served for 17 years and resigned shortly after the shooting of this documentary under investigations for misuse of campaign funds. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 – Money dominates politics ▷ 03:02 – Watchdog organizations ▷ 08:18 – Campaign contributions ▷ 10:44 – Lobbying and voting ▷ 13:31 – United States Congress ▷ 16:14 – Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act ▷ 20:19 – Whistle-blowing former Congressional aide ▷ 24:03 – Next episode ▷ 24:24 – Credits #documentary #politics #america #congress #campaignfinance #lobby #whistleblower #power #corruption ------- Watch more episodes of this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWVVAnwn1SjAd7AL7zfO5-VXuXLUMrXKu Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: https://goo.gl/sBmGkp Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- Six decades after C. Wright Mills ignited a fierce debate with his seminal work "The Power Elite," investigative reporter and filmmaker Danny Schechter, delves into the continuing clash between the country's wealthy 1% and the broader 99%. In his series "Who Rules America," Schechter explores how the dynamics of power in the U.S. have evolved, influenced by the expansion of military and corporate influence, powerful media networks, and the dominant role of Wall Street and big money in politics. The documentary features scholarly experts, advocates, activists, lobbyists, financiers, and members of Congress discussing issues mostly ignored by mainstream U.S. media. Original Title: Money Dominates Politics | Who Rules America? (5/6) A series by Danny Schechter © 2012, Licensed by Sideways Film ------- Documentaries about politics, society and science produced by leading studios around the world. Our goal is to be a reliable source of high-quality information and investigative journalism for a better understanding of relationships, backgrounds and future developments. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoWILDLIFE: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoWILDLIFE ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoCOOK Wocomo DOCS is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.