American Swamp - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
For the People, Buy the People
Tur and Soboroff head west to Arizona and Montana to examine how big money impacts local elections in unprecedented ways and explore the potential effects it could have on undermining democracy. Tur and Soboroff speak with Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Michael Bennet, Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham, Gov. Steve Bullock and Tom Steyer to get a first-hand understanding of how big corporations and lobbyists are influencing local politics across the country.
POTUS Inc.
Is President Trump profiting off of the presidency? This week's "American Swamp" investigates the potential conflicts of interest presented by the President's various companies and properties. MSNBC's Katy Tur and Jacob Soboroff travel from NYC, to DC, to Palm Beach, Florida to explore whether the President's businesses are contributing to the swamp that he promised to drain.
Voting Rights and Wrongs
This episode of MSNBC's new documentary series "American Swamp" focuses on voting in the United States. Katy Tur and Jacob Soboroff travel to North Carolina to discuss voter fraud in a hotly contested congressional race.
Bill to Nowhere
This episode of "American Swamp" takes a look at an issue that almost all Americans agree needs improvement: infrastructure. Katy and Jacob take a look at why, even with bipartisan support, nothing is getting done to fix America's roads, bridges, and tunnels, and how that inaction affects every day American life.
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