Fight Dark Money in Elections: How Citizens Can Counter Tech Billionaires and Corporate Cash

Tech billionaires and corporate interests have poured unprecedented cash into midterm elections, often funding provocative and inaccurate ads. Judd Legum, founder of Popular Information, outlines practical ways citizens can push back against dark money as power shifts in Washington. Legum, writing for the Guardian's How We Win series, argues that ordinary people don't have to accept the status quo. He offers concrete strategies to increase transparency and accountability, from tracking corporate political spending to pressuring companies to disclose donations. The piece highlights the scale of the problem: billions spent by a small group of wealthy donors to influence outcomes. Legum's message is that collective action can counterbalance the flood of secret money. The future of fair elections depends on voters demanding change.