Corruption
Cornered Guatemalan government lashes out against corruption accusers
September 6, 2018Morales is terminating the country’s cooperative relationship with a UN-sponsored body that has been working with Guatemalan prosecutors to root out corruption in this impoverished country of 17 million.
Read more‘Law and order’ Trump soft on corporate crime
July 25, 2018During the president’s first year, penalties imposed on corporate violators dropped, in the majority of cases by more than 50 percent.
Read moreFarhad Azima avoids spotlight, despite Iran-Contra and Panama Papers connections
July 11, 2018In the swirl of controversy about Paul Manafort and the Russia investigation, much else has gone almost ignored.
Read moreTrump: ‘I can pardon myself in Mueller probe’
June 4, 2018In yet another head-spinning development, Trump is now tweeting he can pardon himself, but won’t because – he says – he’s done nothing wrong.
Read moreDemocracy be damned: Trump orders cancellation of union contracts
May 30, 2018“Instead of trying to erode rights, the administration should focus on the abuses of Cabinet officials buying $31,000 dining sets and $43,000 soundproof booths."
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