UNDER THREAT? The latest dispatch from Paris, where President Francois Hollande and open government reformers warned that democracy is at... View Article
Continue readingOpen government reformers warn of growing dangers to democracy
Democracy is at risk. Spaces for civil society are closing. Those are the somber messages that arose again and again at the first day of the annual Open Government Partnership Summit in Paris.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: What is the future of US participation in the Open Government Partnership?
WILL THE USA STAY IN OGP IN 2017? Today, we published a new analysis examining the future of United States... View Article
Continue readingWhat’s at stake in the future of U.S. participation in the Open Government Partnership
In the years ahead, upholding transparency will be a primary goal from Paris to Tokyo to Buenos Aires. The United States continuing participation in the Open Government Partnership will help us achieve it here in D.C.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Considering open government in the age of populism
WHITHER OPEN GOV? Thousands of people are gathering in Paris for the annual Open Government Partnership Summit this week. The... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Paintering a picture of an ethical disaster in a Trump presidency
PAINTERING A PICTURE: Norm Eisen and Richard Painter, ethics counsels in the Obama and Bush White Houses, have been playing... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Why Trump’s conflicts of interest matter, the state of global lobbying disclosure, and no drone zones
DIVESTITURE: The Sunlight Foundation has been compiling a growing list of conflicts of interest for President-Elect Donald Trump. The New... View Article
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AM PEOTUS TWEETS: This morning, President-Elect Donald Trump used his Twitter account to comment on his global conflicts of interest... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Dispatches from Swamplandia
UNPRECEDENTED: While President-Elect Donald J. Trump would be far from the first wealthy president, he has unique conflicts of interest... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: The best, most massive non-blind trust. Ever.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:: “Now, according to the law, see I figured there’s something where you put something in this... View Article
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