Corruption – Page 27 – People's World

U.S. vultures circle Argentina, demand repayment of odious debt

January 19, 2016 By Emile Schepers

The vulture funds bought up distressed debts from the past for pennies on the dollar; now they are demanding repayment of the whole original value, thus making a killing.

Guatemala: Comedian Jimmy Morales is elected president

October 26, 2015 By Emile Schepers

What this means politically is very much up in the air, but one thing that is certain is that Guatemala's political nightmares are not over.

Wisconsin’s Walker leads attack on Government Accountability Board

October 15, 2015 By Dominique Paul Noth

Civil service innovations have been crippled, changed or attacked in the last five years under Gov. Scott Walker.

World’s largest indoor farm putting down roots in New Jersey

March 17, 2015 By Blake Skylar

The Newark-based farm will take the space currently being occupied by an abandoned steel factory, with the first phase of operations there to begin later this year.

Arrest increases call for political reform in New York State

February 9, 2015 By David Mirtz

The recent arrest of Sheldon Silver is only the latest in a series of events that has raised the volume on calls for ethics and political reform in New York.