The Two-Way Colombia Accuses Tax Workers Of Stealing Millions July 14, 2011 • Colombian police have made arrests to break up what officials say is a circle of crooks who stole as much as $568 million from the directorate of taxes and customs.
Kaushik Basu wants a word with you. David Kestenbaum/NPR hide caption toggle caption David Kestenbaum/NPR Planet Money Why Paying Bribes Should Be Legal March 31, 2011 • Paying bribes should be legal — but accepting them should be illegal, an Indian economist argues. That would give people who are forced to pay bribes an incentive to blow the whistle on corrupt officials.
It's All Politics Edwin Edwards, Ex-Louisiana Guv, Leaves Prison For Halfway House January 13, 2011 • Edwin Edwards, one Louisiana's most colorful and corrupt governors, left prison for a halfway house. He was known for epic corruption the line: "The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy."
