Why Super PACs have more power than ever in elections

What’s one thing people across the U.S. can agree on? Hint – it’s about money. Voters from all political parties overwhelmingly see unlimited spending in elections as a threat to our democracy. So if most people don’t like all this money in politics, then who does? The answer, on this episode of Throughline. This episode has been updated to eliminate an audio glitch. Guests: Michael Kang , Class of 1940 Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Henrik Schatzinger , professor of political science at Ripon College and author of forthcoming book Super PACs in the City: How Outside Money is Reshaping Local Elections To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free,

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This episode is 50:11 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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