As part of our Global Integrity Dialogue series, Nathaniel and I traveled to Tonga to convene a discussion around the possibilities for anti-corruption and transparency reforms in the country. The workshop drew on the insight of senior government officials, the donor community, journalists, and other local stakeholders to identify key priorities for increasing transparency and…
The news last week was overrun with “one year later…” stories detailing how far (or short) the U.S. economy has come since investment banking giant, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy last September. Here’s a round-up of some of the best summaries Global Integrity has come across. True to form, our take is focused more on…
Dr. Johann Graf Lambsdorff, creator of the Corruption Perceptions Index, will no longer publish the landmark corruption ranking, he said in an email to the Transparency International network this week. Lambsdorff wrote: “TI-S will try to continue somehow with a substitute for the CPI. Even though most of them are rather new to the debate,…
Last month, Nathaniel and I linked up with colleagues in the Solomon Islands to conduct a day-long workshop as part of the Global Integrity Dialogues series. The workshop brought together local transparency advocates, key government officials, and a diverse range of anti-corruption experts; all of whom contributed their views on potential priorities in pursuit of…
America’s system for doling out transportation funding to states and localities is up for renewal. How will Congress change its transportation financing scheme– a bill well-known for its multi-layered web of earmarked funding? The Center for Public Integrity has been monitoring the bill’s reform and the close to 1800 lobbyists influencing the Hill’s decision. The…
Earlier this month, Global Integrity Reporter Nacho Gomez was recognized by the García-Márquez Foundation, a highly-respected Latin American journalism foundation. Nacho earned an award for his contribution to Colombian television station Uno Noticias‘ investigative report “An Almost Perfect Crime.” For the piece, he and his colleagues reevaluated the facts of a well-known political assassination, revealing…
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