June 27, 2012 • Mother Jones
 An Interactive Map of the Dark-Money Universe If Citizens United was the Big Bang of a new era of money in politics, here’s the universe it formed: rapidly expanding super-PACs and nebulous 501(c) groups exerting gravitational pull on the 2012 election. Mouse over a “planet” to peer into its funding and top donors. Sizes are based on latest reported revenues (if disclosed). This data is live—come back for weekly updates. Want to learn more about dark money? We put up a good post on the subject on Monday.

 An Interactive Map of the Dark-Money Universe

If Citizens United was the Big Bang of a new era of money in politics, here’s the universe it formed: rapidly expanding super-PACs and nebulous 501(c) groups exerting gravitational pull on the 2012 election. Mouse over a “planet” to peer into its funding and top donors. Sizes are based on latest reported revenues (if disclosed). This data is live—come back for weekly updates.

Want to learn more about dark money? We put up a good post on the subject on Monday.

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