Corruption

There's a unique push and pull in the current administration: Donald Trump's administration pays a bill for an event and his club reaps the revenue.

Attaullah Nasib came of age in the United States. When he ran for Afghan Parliament, he learned how difficult re-building a democracy can be.

Four scholars explain why the failure of Venezuela is due to corruption—not to universal health care.

The president's old friend Albert Hazzouri used a personal message to advocate for the American Dental Association after spending time with him at Trump's resort in 2017.

The ongoing protests, which have claimed at least nine lives, have been characterized by tire burning, road blockages, and violent crime.

The president has proposed cutting the salaries of public officials, including his own, slashing federal budgets, and laying off 70 percent of non-unionized federal workers.

A veteran climate finance expert explains the funding questions that could make or break the Paris rulebook.

The measures introduced in July to curb corruption in the country's timber industry are still awaiting a signature from Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.

Brazilians have become increasingly disenchanted with soccer as political scandals continue to cloud the country's news cycle.

People participate in a protest in front of the prime minister's office in Bucharest on June 20th, 2018.

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Many hope the 2018 election will give Brazilian democracy a much-needed restart, but given the circumstances of corruption and bad candidates, that seems like a long shot.

Reports show that Trump's personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, also represented Columbus Nova, an investment firm with ties to Renova Group and Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg.

A report by Project on Government Oversight claims that the EPA's Office of the Administrator has significantly delayed the department's processing of Freedom of Information Act requests.

How one Texas family allegedly made millions off the construction of a border fence funded by the Department of Homeland Security.

Protesters demonstrate in support of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 24th, 2018.

Agents from the Little Rock, Arkansas, field office are looking into whether any donations to the Clinton Foundation were made in exchange for political favors while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.

Protesters hold a European Union flag during an anti-government and corruption protest in Bucharest on December 3rd, 2017.

Behind the devastating crime rates in the region lies an insidious network of political collaboration with violent gangs like MS-13.

For decades, Puerto Rico had been suffering the slow but certain violence of modern colonial capitalism.

The search warrant was not yet supposed to be released, and was only made public this week due to an error.

An activist holds up a flare during a protest in front of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on July 11th, 2017, demanding the removal of immunity for deputies.

More and more Americans feel like outsiders in their own democracy.

A new Chapman University survey reveals cyber-terrorism and threats to privacy are high on the list.