The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures perception of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople. The world’s ...

Countries like El Salvador (32) and Ecuador (33) are experiencing a decline in transparency and civic freedoms, with laws limiting NGOs’ access to funding and obstructing their operations, paired with ...

The top scorers were New Zealand (81) and Australia (76), ranking fourth and 12th in the world, respectively. Papua New Guinea (26) is the lowest scoring nation in the region, dropping five points ...

Once seen as anti-graft strongholds, the US, UK, Canada and Sweden are slipping into decline due to a lack of political leadership, Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index has ...

To advocates for transparency and accountability surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice Department's release of 3.5 million pages of files was underwhelming. The department withheld another 2.5 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Duncan Madden is a travel writer living in Köln, Barcelona and London. This is a big year for the U.S. In 2026, it celebrates the ...

Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies The UK and US have sunk to new lows in a global index of corruption, amid a “worrying ...

In an unexpected bit of news, Toyota has unveiled a proprietary game engine called Fluorite. Nope, this doesn't mean the company is entering the game development any time soon, but rather, is ...

CLEVELAND — A new Prime Video docuseries is shining a national spotlight on one of Northeast Ohio’s most iconic high school football coaches. “The Object of the Game,” a three-part series based on a ...

Republicans think patients should be shopping for better health care prices. The party has long pushed to give patients money and let consumers do the work of reducing costs. After some GOP lawmakers ...

What is the definition of transparency? Of course, transparency means that something can be seen through. When we talk about transparency in government, we mean that citizens must be able to "see ...