South Asia | India | Corruption

Sonia returns Modi punch: What about Vyapam, Sushma?

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was still silent on the Vyapam and Lalit Modi scams. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as well as Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are facing allegations of corruption in the two scams. When asked about Modi's 'hawalabaazi' response to her 'hawabaazi' remarks,  Sonia asked, "What about the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh's case, the Foreign Minister's case and Rajasthan Chief Minister's case? Why did he not have a word to say about these things?" Speaking at an event in Bhopal, the c
Latin America | Chile | Corruption

No other Chilean president has had lower rating

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Reducing the national hunger rate and opening three new public universities in the past few months hasn’t been enough to raise Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s popularity from the nosedive it took earlier this year. Adimark, a private consulting firm, published its monthly presidential approval ratings report which says that less than 30 percent of citizens have faith in Bachelet. “After only 16 months in power, Bachelet has achieved the highest disapproval ratings ever registered in this series of presidential evaluations, established in 2006,” the report stated.
Asia | China | Corruption

Female Finance Guru Pushes for Punishment of Stock Market Manipulators

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An article by one of China's top female investigative financial experts, Liu Shuwei, has caused a stir online and prompted a quick a response from the country's stock watchdog on July 2. Her post on Weibo (China's Twitter) that day, urging for traders to be punished for short selling, received more than 400,000 views within six hours. The official China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced on its website on late July 2 that it will investigate suspected manipulation of stocks as experts fail to explain the market's worst collapse in years. 'Chivalrous Woman' in the Eyes of F
North America | United States | Corruption

US Presidential Election Is So Corrupt Even The Person In Charge Says She Has No Power To Stop Abuse

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Ann M. Ravel, the leader of the Federal Election Commission, the agency charged with regulating the way political money is raised and spent, says she has largely given up hope of reining in abuses in the 2016 presidential campaign, which could generate a record $10 billion in spending. “The likelihood of the laws being enforced is slim,” Ann M. Ravel, the chairwoman, said in an interview. “I never want to give up, but I’m not under any illusions. People think the F.E.C. is dysfunctional. It’s worse than dysfunctional.” Her unusually frank assessment reflects a worsening stalemate