Robert Reich Looks at Who's Buying up American Democracy

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains how a handful of super-wealthy Americans is in the process of buying up our government.

In his latest YouTube video, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich cites a New York Times investigation that said half of all the money contributed so far to Democratic and Republican presidential candidates – $176 million – has come from just 158 families, along with the companies they own or control. Who are these people? They're almost entirely white, rich, older and male – even though America is becoming increasingly black and brown, young, female, and with declining household incomes.