FRONTLINE reveals the anatomy of campaign finances on steroids, taking us to the newest battleground in the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling: the state of Montana. Airing October 30, “Big Sky, Big Money” explores the increasingly dysfunctional campaign finance system caught between the conflicting needs to protect political speech and prevent corrupting influence.
Big Sky, Big Money, an investigation with Marketplace
Season 2012 Episode 21
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Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.
Explore more than 20 extended interviews that informed FRONTLINE’s newest documentary, “Biden’s Decision,” which chronicles President Joe Biden’s early life, his decades in the Senate, and his term in the White House, leading to his decision in July 2024 to step out of the presidential election.