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Background Briefing with Ian MastersFebruary 19, 2024 - Daniel Treisman | Anna Massoglia | Jonathan MetzlNavalny Wanted to See "The Beautiful Russia of the Future" While Putin is Fixated on Historical Delusions of Reviving Russian Imperialism | Do Mike Johnson's Financial Ties Explain Why He is Cutting Off Aid to Ukraine? | A Country Held Hostage by Gun Violence backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia 2024-02-191h 00

Civics 101How much do government employees get paid?Government salaries vary an awful lot; from $100 a year to $11.5 million. So who makes what? Today we divide the issue of taxpayer-funded salaries in two. How much officials make, and then how much they really make. Why do so many politicians make money once they leave office? How much can you get from speaking at events? And how do lobbyists affect not only policy, but their career trajectory? Our guest is Anna Massoglia from Open Secrets, the "nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics."Click here to get a hat an...2024-01-1622 min

Background Briefing with Ian MastersJanaury 7, 2024 - Sean Wilentz | Anna Massoglia | Trita ParsiAn Historian Who Had Lunch With the President on Wednesday Ahead of Biden's Opening Campaign Speech of 2024 at Valley Forge | How Corporate America Caved After January 6 Pledges Not to Fund Congressional Insurrectionists | A Wider War Looms as the US Gears Up To Retaliate Against the Houthis and Israel Provokes Hezbollah backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia 2024-01-071h 01

TangleThe Biden administration's First Amendment violation.The social media censorship case. On Friday, a federal appeals court said the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment in some of its communications with social media companies, while conversely narrowing a lower court judge's order that had prohibited practically any communication between numerous federal agencies and social media companies.Last year, I had a very interesting conversation with Anna Massoglia, Investigations Manager at opensecrets.org, and for more background I encourage you to listen to that interview here.You can read today's podcast here, today’s Under th...2023-09-1225 min

GovExec DailyPaying Your Taxes Is Complicated. Here's Why.Americans have to fill out various forms and enlist accountants or software like TurboTax or H&R Block. The time tax – as Professor Donald Moynihan has noted – that Americans spend on doing taxes is an administrative burden in and of itself and non-IRS software or online options are only free to a point. Anna Massoglia is OpenSecrets' Editorial and Investigations Manager, where she researches the influence on money in government and politics. As part of our #moneyMonday series, she joined the podcast to talk about the influence of private industry money on the administrative burdens that Americans face...2023-04-0319 min

Radio Active MagazineWhy don’t taxpayers get draft income tax returns like credit card bills?Anna Massoglia, the Editorial & Investigations Manager for OpenSecrets, discusses their work with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. The discussion includes documentation by OpenSecrets of why most taxpayers don’t receive […] The post Why don’t taxpayers get draft income tax returns like credit card bills? appeared first on KKFI.2023-03-1327 min

Radio Active MagazineWhy don't taxpayers get draft income tax returns like credit card bills?Anna Massoglia, the Editorial & Investigations Manager for OpenSecrets, discusses their work with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. The discussion includes documentation by OpenSecrets of why most taxpayers don't receive […] The post Why don't taxpayers get draft income tax returns like credit card bills? appeared first on KKFI.2023-03-1327 min

KZYX Public AffairsCorporations and Democracy: Money in the MidtermsJanuary 19, 2023--Now that the dust is settling from the November elections, hosts Annie and Steve discuss Money in the Midterm Elections with Anna Massoglia, manager of editorial content and investigations at OpenSecrets.2023-01-2457 min

The Weekly Reload PodcastOpen Secrets' Anna Massoglia on How the Gun Groups are Spending in 2022The midterms are just over a week away, and the outcome will have a significant impact on the likely hood of new federal gun restrictions. If Democrats hold control of the House and gain seats in the Senate, the possibility they blow up the filibuster and pass new gun laws rises. If Republicans gain control of either house of Congress, the likelihood of new gun laws falls to near zero. The gun groups know this, and they're spending as much as they can to push the outcome in either direction. So, this week, I've got...2022-10-311h 05

Making a KillingEp. 38 | Foreign Lobbying Loopholes with Anna MassogliaAuthoritarian regimes spend significant sums trying to influence politics within the US and other democracies. Anna Massoglia of Open Secrets joins host Paul Massaro to discuss closing US lobbying loopholes.2022-03-1039 min

Congressional Dish238: Losing AfghanistanThe war in Afghanistan is over. In this episode, we document how and why the Biden administration finally admitted defeat in our 20 year attempt to create a new government in Afghanistan and we take a hard look at the lessons we need to learn. Afghanistan is a country in a far away land, but there are disturbing similarities between the Afghanistan government that just collapsed and our own. We'd be wise not to ignore them. Executive Producer: Rachel Passer Executive Producer: Anonymous Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per...2021-09-131h 37

The X-Ray[Swamp Stories] 25. The FunnelWe're following up on the last episode of Swamp Stories by taking a deeper dive into the world of "dark money" and examining a once rare strategy that's used to funnel this unaccountable cash through 501(c)(4)s and into the hands of super PACs — all while keeping the identities of the original donors in the shadows.With the help of his guests, Weston shines a light on how this strategy works and explores legislative steps that Congress could take to make dark money less secretive.Guests:Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA) Danielle Caputo, Legislative Aff...2021-04-0910 min

The X-Ray[Swamp Stories] 24. The Arms Race That Won’t EndMore than $1 billion worth of unaccountable "dark money" flowed into the 2020 election at the federal level. This secretive spending by groups with anonymous donors has a corrosive influence on American politics and leaves voters and candidates in the dark about who is attempting to influence their votes and the outcome of an election. As Congress considers campaign finance and other political reforms, Weston chats with two experts about how this undisclosed cash is thriving and why both political parties should join together to promote greater transparency in campaign spending.Guests:Michael Beckel, Research Director a...2021-03-2914 min

TangleDark money in politicsOn today's Tangle episode we sit down Anna Massoglia, an investigative researcher with OpenSecrets. Her work exposes how money is being spent in politics, tracks the sources of "dark money" and helps illuminate the underworld of campaign spending. OpenSecrets is a non-partisan organization used by journalists across the world that tracks money in politics.You can find Anna on Twitter @annalecta and you can visit OpenSecrets at https://www.opensecrets.org/For daily issues like this, don't forget to subscribe to the Tangle newsletter: https://www.readtangle.com/about--- Send in a...2021-02-2138 min

FAN OutdoorsFan Outdoors: Tommy George, Denny Fletcher, Greg Massoglia, Travis FrankThe first cabin cast of the year is under way with Bill The Captain Hilldebrand broadcasting live and joined by Bob St. Pierre. Guests include pro angler, Tommy George, Denny Fletcher of Fletcher's Bait, Greg Massoglia of Anna B Rose kennels and Minnesota Bound's, Travis Frank.2020-05-011h 33

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander HeffnerThe FEC is AWOLCenter for Responsive Politics researcher Anna Massoglia discusses the need for campaign finance accountability and transparency. 2020-04-0626 min

The X-Ray[Swamp Stories] 6. Dark Money Shell GameIn 2010, the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to record amounts of secret cash flowing into our elections. Here’s how it works - and why we have to stop it.Guests:Former Rep. J.C. Watts (R-OK)Anna Massoglia, Center for Responsive Politics, ResearcherMore show notes at www.swampstories.org. Follow Issue One on Twitter. Follow Weston Wamp on Twitter. 2020-03-0225 min

Driving Forces on WBAIWaking Up Special 05312019 Part 2In a special double edition of WBAI New York's "Waking Up," Celeste Katz talks Stonewall, money in politics, mass transit, the week in Washington, and Election 2020 with Jeff Simmons of WBAI, Anna Massoglia of the Center for Responsive Politics, Jose Martinez of The City, Elaine Quijano of CBS News, and Michael Gormley of Newsday. Show your support! www.give2wbai.org 2019-05-3100 min

Driving Forces on WBAIWaking Up Special 05312019 Part 1In a special double edition of WBAI New York's "Waking Up," Celeste Katz talks Stonewall, money in politics, mass transit, the week in Washington, and Election 2020 with Jeff Simmons of WBAI, Anna Massoglia of the Center for Responsive Politics, Jose Martinez of The City, Elaine Quijano of CBS News, and Michael Gormley of Newsday. Show your support! www.give2wbai.org 2019-05-3159 min

Bunker PoliticsBuoyant FatalismSHOW NOTES: ReplyAll's Voyage Into Pizzagate Deep NY Times article on Russia's hacking of the DNC 125 Billion of waste Incredible Radiolab episode 23 Weeks 6 Days Journalists to follow: Red recommends Julia Ioffe Ivan recommends Anna Massoglia Charity of the week: International Rescue Committee Follow us on twitter->@bunkerpolitics 2017-01-1853 min