Following the Money in Politics: Hilary Braseth

October 2nd, 2025

”Our mission is to follow the money in the US political system.”

We discuss the unavoidable intersection between our capitalist economy and democratic governance, and how their relationship plays out through campaign finance and other political transactions.

Hilary Braseth is the executive director of OpenSecrets, the nation's premier research and government transparency group tracking money in politics and its effect on elections and policy.

Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Hilary are:

1. Get the data of your state, locality, and elected officials at opensecrets.org

2. Piece together what is happening your state

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos 

Guest: Hilary Braseth

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis