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From bribery and cronyism to counterfeit goods and money laundering, corruption touches every nation and every level of society. And it was predicted to be so.

Insight Video: Around the globe, the illicit economy shows no signs of slowing. Whatever form it takes, corruption touches us all.

Insight Video: Is it possible to be in politics without becoming tainted by political corruption?

Kevin Bales, author of Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, is considered the world’s leading expert on modern day slavery.

We all live in a world of corruption, which sounds like unsupportable and irresponsible hyperbole until one realizes its extent.

Today buyers and sellers do not trust each other, and the economic activity essential for civil order and prosperity has all but stopped for many nations.

Insight Video: On the list of top economic powers, China moved into second position in 2010. Will the 21^st century be Chinese? What might this mean for the rest of the world?

“Truth is fallen in the street,” an ancient prophet told his people. He could just as easily have been talking about today.

The world is filled with injustices of every conceivable kind. In fact, injustice touches everyone at some point in life. Are there solutions?

For centuries, Africa has suffered at the hands of opportunists seeking to enrich themselves at the continent’s expense, with far-reaching results.

Is there hope for a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian impasse in what some have called “a dangerous neighborhood”?

It’s become increasingly clear to many that our global problems require global solutions. Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown is the latest to lend his voice to the discussion.

The plotlines of popular superhero movies may influence us more than any political broadcast ever could.

As Israel marks 70 years of statehood, we asked political scientist and peace negotiator Menachem Klein about his nation’s fulfilled expectations, its missed opportunities, and the road to peace.

Maybe the political-economic system that prevails in the world today isn’t really a good option anymore.

The modern penal system in many nations has been a failed experiment in rehabilitation. Are reformation and reconciliation possible for prisoners?

Military organizations as well as non-state opposition groups in war-ravaged areas of the world often recruit children to serve as child soldiers.

Vision speaks with Malise Ruthven, a noted authority on Islam, about the events of September 11, 2001.

The year 2007 marks the 200^th anniversary of Britain and America outlawing human trafficking. Yet the slave trade is a flourishing reality.