Tag: corruption
Police unions are one of the biggest obstacles to transforming policing
Jill McCorkel, Villanova University
Protesters and community organizers are increasingly calling for defunding and disbanding the police as a way to end police violence.
Advocates argue...
Why companies file for bankruptcy – and how it protects both...
Lindsey Simon, University of Georgia
Reports have emerged that Purdue Pharma is in settlement talks to resolve thousands of federal and state lawsuits over its...
How Twitter and other social media can draw the US into...
Eleonora Mattiacci, Amherst College
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has promised to resign by the end of the month. That announcement came after thousands of Algerians...
Understanding Chinese President Xi’s anti-corruption campaign
David Skidmore, Drake University
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made fighting official corruption a cornerstone of his reign.
Judging by the numbers alone, the campaign...
Surviving crisis: UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala has global...
John Ciorciari, University of Michigan
Massive protests recently broke out in Guatemala as the nation teetered on the edge of a major political crisis.
Guatemalans took...
Why police reforms rarely succeed: Lessons from Latin America
Yanilda González, University of Chicago
President Donald Trump’s appointment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has led people to speculate about the fate of recent police...
Want to support veterans? 4 tips for finding good charities
Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University
On Memorial Day and throughout the year, many Americans honor those who have lost their lives in...
Why Brazil is winning its fight against corruption
Paul F. Lagunes, Columbia University and Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University
Last month, the respected Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki died in a plane crash....
EXPLORING NATURE
Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...
Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University
Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...
