US ends political campaign spending limits

The US supreme court has issued a landmark ruling that will change the way US election campaigns are financed.
By a 5 to 4 vote, the court lifted long-standing limits on corporate spending in political campaigns, opening the door for private entities to flood the political marketplace with corporate money.
Al Jazeera’s John Terrett explains why it [...]

Toyota’s role in US domestic politics

Dave Levinthal, the communications director for the Centre for Responsive Politics, has done extensive research on Toyota’s relationship with Washington.
He discusses the influence of US domestic politics on the congressional hearings on Toyota’s safety recalls with Al Jazeera’s Shihab Ratanssi (25 Feb 2010).
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