pOLITICAL AND MEDIA CORRUPTION IN THE US RISES SO MUCH YOU CAN SMELL THE STENCH FROM ACROSS THE WATER

 Corruption in the United States is apparently at its worst in almost a decade, according to a new global report released Thursday by Transparency International. Advocates attribute the drop to declining trust in democratic institutions and poor oversight of pandemic-related financial aid.

In the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the United States fell to a low of 67 out of a maximum possible score of 100, down from a high of 76 in 2015.