We were very pleased by David Pogue's column yesterday in the New York Times drawing attention to MAPLight.org and OpenSecrets.org, two of our largest grantees. And Pogue's take on what he found at MAPLight.org:"The first step to solving a problem is recognizing that you have one…" is just what we hope users of MAPLight.org would feel.

So don't go curl up and pull a blanket over your head. Check out MAPLight.org and begin to ask your legislators some questions.