In keeping with the times?! One phenomenon, among others, where facts are public, documented, and debated; conflicts of interest are known; and democratic procedures formally function (votes, audits, reports). But despite all this, nothing really changes, the practices persist, and criticism is exhausted. It's a situation where "we see everything, but we can do nothing." A system where transparency becomes a form of legitimation, not control, because the procedure doesn't prevent the problem—it absorbs it
