In the US, corporate and union donations to political parties and candidates is allowed, as well as the use of Super PACs. In Canada, corporate and union donations are banned but non-profit interest groups can advertise to advocate for certain policy, and the maximum personal donation is 1400$

The NBA has sought to expand their market to China, playing exhibition games and taking advantage of the large population's viewership rates. The NFL has increased their presence in Latin America, playing regular season games, developing talent, and possibly creating a franchise in Mexico City in the future. The NHL has tried playing some pre-season games in China, and after expanding further South they have started to invest heavily in the Latin American market for talent prospects and potential franchises.

In March 2020 a Israeli election will take place after close races in April and September 2019 that left both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz unable to form a 61-seat governing majority in coalition. Netanyahu and Gantz agreed in principle that the only solution was a national unity government between Netanyahu's Right-Wing Likud and Gantz's Centrist/Liberal "Blue and White" parties. However, as Netanyahu demanded the inclusion of right wing and religious parties, Gantz refused to cooperate with Likud, and with Netanyahu as long as he remains under indictment for bribery and fraud.

Warner Bros. has recently signed a deal with an Artificial Intelligence company whose algorithms allow them to predict how successful a movie will be (overall, and in different countries) given elements such as genre, actors, themes, and budget.

In the United States, plaintiffs bringing forward a claim of defamation must prove that the statement was false and cause material harms. For plaintiffs considered to be public figures, they must also prove that the statement was made under malice. This is considered to be some of the most "defendant-friendly" defamation laws. In Canada, plaintiffs do not have to prove falsity, malice or damages. However, there are some protections for journalists, or for people sharing information in the public interest (though they may still require court processes). This is considered to be one of the most "plaintiff-friendly" defamation laws.

"Immortalist" research includes anti-aging research, cryogenics (freezing ones body before death, with the intent to thaw it once medical research has advanced sufficiently to revive it), and research into indefinite life extension.

Modern Monetary Theory's main tenets are that a government that issues its own money: 1 Can pay for goods, services, and financial assets without a need to collect money in the form of taxes or debt issuance in advance of such purchases; 2 Cannot be forced to default on debt denominated in its own currency; 3 Is only limited in its money creation and purchases by inflation, which accelerates once the real resources (labor, capital and natural resources) of the economy are utilized at full employment; 4 Can control demand-pull inflation (“too much money chasing too few goods”) by taxation and bond issuance, which remove excess money from circulation (although the political will to do so may not always exist); 5 Does not need to compete with the private sector for scarce savings by issuing bonds. Essentially under MMT, governments if they only have debt in their local currency can expand their fiscal deficit until inflation picks up again, with no constraint on government borrowing.