They say that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. In China, where local Communist officials are omnipotent and everything from moving to a new house to having a second child requires a permit, corruption has reached unprecedented levels. Billions of dollars have been embezzled and getting anything done usually involves paying a bribe. Realizing that public anger at corruption was threatening Communist Party legitimacy, President...

A heroic and honest policeman loses his way when his son dies in a tragic accident. El era un hombre cabal dedicado a su trabajo, un judicial con valores morales bien definidos. No aceptaba errores ni ningun tipo de chataje. Su vida era constantemente amenazada por la muerte. Pero la vida le jugo una trampa al quitarle a quien mas queria, su hijo. Todo cambio y se dio cuenta que el dinero era todo en esta vida. Asi es como decide unirse con el narcotraficante...

A novel of the Kennedy era, portraying the president in a far from flattering light. There are three protagonists: a CIA agent who pimps for JFK, another agent who trains anti-Castro rebels, and a lawyer who is a Mafia hunter. Through their eyes are seen the conflicting interests of the Kennedys, the director of the FBI, organized crime, organized labor, Castro and Cuban exiles. By the author of White Jazz.

Robert Greenwald's film explores the lives of whistleblowers before and after they choose to go public with information about the government. Learn about the government's reaction to whistleblowing and hear from investigative journalists on the topic.

This edition of Moyers & Company features two Americans fighting against corruption: David Simon, creator of The Wire and activist Lawrence Lessig, who has taken an unconventional approach to highlight the need to get money out of politics.

"Madison Rivera lands the internship of a lifetime working for Judge Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret that could destroy her career. Her troubled younger brother Danny has been arrested, and Conroy is the judge on his case. When Danny goes missing after accusing the judge of corruption, Madison's quest for answers brings her deep into the judge's glamorous world. Is Kathryn Conroy a mentor, a victim, or a criminal? Is she trying to help Madison...

When Wall Street banker Martin is sent to a bank branch in upstate New York, he uncovers suspicious cash flow through a local gallery selling million-dollar paintings. As Martin traces links to a violent global mob, he realizes he's put his nearby family in grave danger.

What do the actions of JPMorgan Chase - under investigation for everything from deceptive sales in its credit card unit, to Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, to the criminal manipulation of energy markets and the bribing of Chinese officials - tell us about the corruption of American capitalism? In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill poses that question to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gretchen Morgenson, who explains why Jamie Dimon - chairman,...

It's been two years since disgraced Illinois governor Ray Perry disappeared from a federal courthouse in Chicago moments after being sentenced to thirty-eight years in prison on corruption charges. P.I. Michael Kelly is offered nearly a quarter million dollars if he will find Perry, no questions asked. Kelly's investigation begins with the woman Ray Perry left behind: his wife, Marie, who has been ostracized by her former friends and hounded by the...