Jane Mayer, Winner of the Bernstein Award

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Jane Mayer, Winner of the Bernstein Award

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Is the Trump Administration a dream or a nightmare for the Koch brothers? This week's episode asks and answers many questions about the intricate relationship between money and politics in American life with Jane Mayer, a New Yorker staff writer and winner of NYPL's 2017 Bernstein Award for her book "Dark Money."

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