Corruption

The Stolen War

How corruption and fraud created a failed state in Iraq—and led directly to the rise of ISIS.

Since Ancient Greece, the Olympics and Bribery Have Gone Hand In Hand

How the Mafia Almost Fixed the 1932 Democratic National Convention

After Blatter, FIFA May Get Worse Before It Gets Better

The Menendez Case Proves the Supreme Court Was Naive About Campaign Finance Laws

This Argentine Director Has Accomplished What Scorsese and Woody Couldn't

Sheldon Silver's Biggest Sin Was What He Did to His Own Neighborhood

Mexico's President Must Not Ignore This Mass Grave of College Kids—or the Corruption It Represents

Chris Christie's Quest to Legalize Sports Gambling Could Destroy Professional Athletics

Actually, Qatar Has No Business Hosting the 2022 World Cup

A professor at Northwestern's campus in Al Rayyan argues that the tournament will bring reform. Now a Northwestern student fires back.

Should FIFA Be Run Like the Eurovision Contest?

A political analyst on how to reform the corrupt World Cup

The World Cup Is About to Begin, and FIFA's Reputation Has Never Been Worse

One Man's Novel Way to Fight Government Corruption: With a Tour Bus

Clarence Thomas Does Not Share the Founding Fathers' View of Corruption

The Corruption Charges Keep Coming in Montreal

When Big Oil Was "The Great Vampire Squid" Wrapped Around America

Robert Engler's award-winning 1955 investigation into the oil industry