{"id":16730,"date":"2011-03-08T12:39:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T10:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=16730"},"modified":"2011-03-08T12:39:18","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T10:39:18","slug":"the-story-of-citizens-united-v-fec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=16730","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Citizens United v. FEC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5kHACjrdEY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This   is the latest instalment of <a href=\"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/index.php?s=+the+Story+of+Stuff+\"> the Story of Stuff <\/a>Project! The Story of Citizens   United v. FEC, an exploration of the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the latest instalment of the Story of Stuff Project! The Story of Citizens United v. 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