They all want to take on dark money that allows billionaires and corporations to buy elections.
他们都想用黑钱来收买亿万富翁和大公司的选举。
哈佛商业评论
So, much of this money is coming in the form of dark money organizations that don't have to disclose who's donating it.
所以,这些钱大部分是以黑钱组织的形式出现的,这些黑钱组织不需要披露捐赠者。
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Not to mention the dark money.
更不用说黑钱了。
哈佛商业评论
But, the most recent calculation from Open Secrets estimated that in the 2020 election alone, there was a billion dollar spent in dark money on that election, which is the high point.
The whole system has enabled tax dodging, money laundering, the flow of dark money into the U.S. political system, and the trafficking of people, drugs, and arms.
整个体系助长了逃税、洗钱、黑钱流入美国政治体系以及人口、毒品和武器的贩运。
经济学人 Culture
Dark money and propaganda coursed through the body politic; too many politicians saw the state as a cash trough, their aim being to gobble what they could before being shunted aside.
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (2016) is a non-fiction book written by the American journalist Jane Mayer about extremely wealthy American families and their attempts to influence the outcome of elections for their own benefit. Mayer particularly discusses the Koch family and their political activities.