I am aghast to discover former congressman William J. Jefferson could depart Washington a convicted criminal and still take home approximately $60,000 a year in retirement pay.
Myriam Miedzian | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics
It's difficult to argue with the basic premise of Nader's book -- that it's hopeless to hope for real change as long as government officials are on the take.
Brad Friedman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
The broad criminal conspiracy is said to have resulted in, among other things, the sale of nuclear weapons technology to black market interests including Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, Libya and others.
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics
We are pouring lives and billions down the drain all over the world and money could accomplish a whole lot more with less expense and fewer (or even no) lost lives.
Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics
Most police officers in America do not require greased-palms for their services. But if one wishes to attend a chicken cordon bleu dinner with Senator Max Baucus of Montana, it will cost him $10,000
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 08.28.2009 | Comedy
You have to admire the gumption of Baucus and the Blue Dogs. Ignoring the will of the people. Happily to derailing the Democratic party agenda. Stabbing their President in the back.
Rupert Russell | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics
My issue here is not that we do not prosecute our politicians adequately but the double standard that is placed on heterosexual and homosexual relationships.
Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics
Essentially, honest-services fraud makes prosecutors omnipotent, because they can charge anybody they want with a federal felony.
wsj.com | DIONNE SEARCEY | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business
The Justice Department is increasing its prosecutions of alleged acts of foreign bribery by U.S. corporations, forcing them to take costly steps to de...
BBC | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
An official at a French university says he was offered a huge bribe to award degrees falsely to Chinese students....
Time | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
Police in Russia have long had a reputation for three things: bribery, cruelty and ineptitude. Now the government is determined to change that image b...
BBC NEWS | Posted 05.08.2009 | World
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earns 11% more than President Dmitry Medvedev, statements released as part of an anti-corruption drive show....
Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics
The more sleaze we see in politics the more all this talk of change becomes not nearly so much a campaign slogan or political rallying cry as a plaintive plea.
Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 12.19.2008 | Style
Every good political villain needs a look, be it Kim Jong-Il's fondness for futuristic fashion, the trademark fatigues of Fidel Castro, or the decepti...
Howie Klein | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics
Not everyone is abandoning ship as the SS Stevens heads for the bottom. This year Big Oil, which he has served so faithfully, and lobbyists, are still there for him, giving $108,900 and $182,584 respectively.
Howie Klein | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics
Carol's voting record is in the interests of her constituents. Period. She doesn't have millions of dollars in corporate money hanging over her head as an incentive -- or a threat -- to vote for special deals for corporations.
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama made a campaign promise to visit the state of Alaska before the election. And what better time than right now to follow through on this promise?
Harut Sassounian | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics
Turkey is not qualified to serve on the U.N. Security Council, as it is a major violator of human rights and a threat to the peace and security of neighboring states. Its vote-buying efforts should be exposed.
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics
Alaska is going to be very close this year. This stems from Republican office-holders apparently trying to take the "first in political corruption" award away from Louisiana.
AP | DANIEL LOVERING | Posted 03.29.2008 | Business
PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations that Alcoa Inc. and affiliates bribed officials in the Persian ...
Lexington Herald-Leader | John Cheves | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is pushing $25 million in earmarked federal funds for a British defense contractor that is under criminal investigation ...
Eric C. Anderson | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics