Corporations walk a fine line with political contributions

The controversy over contributions made by Target, Best Buy and other Minnesota-based companies to a political group backing gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer is raising new questions about the wisdom of corporate involvement in politics, and how that involvement affects consumers.

Guests

• Akshay Rao: Director of the Institute for Research in Marketing at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Business.
• Michael Connor: Founder and editor of Business Ethics, an online magazine. He also serves as a consultant on corporate responsibility.

More from MPR

• Emmer says Target donation controversy 'too personal'
  July 29, 2010
• Target CEO defends company's political donations
  July 27, 2010

Resources

• About Akshay Rao
• About Michael Connor