The Richest Americans: Billionaire Political Backers

December 10, 2015 @ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Registration required; contact the organizer.

The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opened the floodgates for billionaires to give unlimited sums of money to political campaigns. In this controversial final class on the richest Americans, Barry looks at the lives of the men who are attempting to use their vast fortunes to reshape politics. Anticipated individuals may include Donald Trump, Michael Bloomberg, Sheldon Adelson, George Soros, the Koch Brothers, Tom Steyer, Joe Ricketts, and Vince & Linda McMahon.

Details

Date:: December 10, 2015
Time:: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Cost:: Registration required; contact the organizer.
Event Categories:: Economic History, Political History
Event Tags:: Donald Trump, George Soros, George W. Bush, Joe Ricketts, Linda McMahon, Michael Bloomberg, Mitt Romney, Sheldon Adelson, the Koch Brothers, Tom Steyer, Vince McMahon

Organizer

: NSSC – Lifelong Learning
Phone: (847) 784-6030
Email: LifelongLearning@nssc.org

Venue

: North Shore Senior Center
: 161 Northfield Road
Northfield, 60093 + Google Map
Phone: 60093