Corruption

Some of the world's most baffling problems can be traced to corruption. These TED Talks -- from analysts, journalists and whistleblowers -- offer real-world solutions from around the world.

Talks about Corruption

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Trevor Timm

How free is our freedom of the press?

Posted May 2016
7:49

Robert Palmer

The Panama Papers exposed a huge global problem. What's next?

Posted Apr 2016
7:20

Boniface Mwangi

The day I stood up alone

Posted Apr 2015
13:44

Lawrence Lessig

The unstoppable walk to political reform

Posted Apr 2014
16:11

Charmian Gooch

My wish: To launch a new era of openness in business

Posted Mar 2014
14:38

Margaret Heffernan

The dangers of willful blindness

Posted Aug 2013
14:27

Charmian Gooch

Meet global corruption's hidden players

Posted Jul 2013
12:46

Anas Aremeyaw Anas

How I named, shamed and jailed

Posted Jun 2013
18:19

Lawrence Lessig

We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim

Posted Apr 2013
18:09

Afra Raymond

Three myths about corruption

Posted Feb 2013
13:41

Rory Stewart

Why democracy matters

Posted Oct 2012
18:57

Heather Brooke

My battle to expose government corruption

Posted Oct 2012
13:29

Ben Goldacre

What doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe

Posted Sep 2012
19:21

Lisa Kristine

Photos that bear witness to modern slavery

Posted Aug 2012
17:32

Stephen Coleman

Non-lethal weapons, a moral hazard?

Posted Feb 2012
17:01

Peter Eigen

How to expose the corrupt

Posted Feb 2010
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Exclusive articles about Corruption

Why dirty money is far too easy to hide

Corrupt officials and criminal operators are brilliant at hiding their money and actions from public view. But there’s something we can do about it, says the team at Global Witn...

What are anonymous companies? An infographic

At TED2014, Charmian Gooch made the TED Prize wish to launch a new era of openness in business and end the phenomenon of anonymous companies. “Anonymous companies are making it ...