E73: Know Your Donor: How elections are influenced by dark money

Every political election is pitched as the biggest and most significant – but in 2024, more than half the world's population (that's four billion people) will asked to go out and vote. But alongside the political promises and photo opportunities – elections across this year are set to be impacted by dark money and shady influence through back channels. In the latest episode of The Laundry – our expert host, Marit Rødevand , is joined by Peter Geoghegan , Investigative Journalist at OCCRP and Democracy for Sale Substack , as well as Susan Hawley , Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption. They discuss: how financial crime happens in elections and who benefits from it, the tools we need to combat corruption, and whether dark money can really decide who wins an election. Produ