U.S. Supreme Court changes campaign funding laws in favor of corporations

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The Supreme Court decides corporations can contribute unlimited funds to advertising and other communications to support or attack politicians and candidates. This makes it very easy for foreign money and dark money to dominate elections with zero transparency. Putin-affiliated oligarchs begin pouring money into the NRA, which then pours it into their preferred candidates. Dark money in national campaigns increases from $5.2 million to over $300 million by 2012. 

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