The phenomenon broadly referred to as corruption has existed for over 2,000 years. And throughout history accusations of corruption have caused governments to fall and prominent politicians, including ...

This year, young people from Mexico to Madagascar to Nepal have protested corruption. But what, exactly, is corruption? And what can a society do about it?

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...