Before TCamp14 becomes a distant memory, we just wanted to reflect on the whirlwind that was (is) our annual 2-day unconference on transparency, data and open government. This year’s TransparencyCamp, our 6th year, was a coming of age for our (un)conference with a chart topping number of attendees from around the United States and the world.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Ballot Path: who your representatives are & how you can run
The Ballot Path website is about leveling the playing field so we all have the same, easily accessible knowledge about how to participate as candidates running for public office.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 6/6/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including secret law, super PAC coordination, and whistleblower options around the world.
Continue readingSunlight’s Foreign Influence Explorer influences DOJ policy
When Sunlight and our coalition partners were invited to meet with Associate Attorney General Tony West in April to discuss transparency initiatives, FARA reform was what Sunlight brought to the table. And, perhaps to some surprise, it has led to some tangible results.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 6/5/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including fighting big money to fight big money, open data training, and open government plans.
Continue readingThis is our community: Highlights from TCamp14, an unconference for transparency
Thanks for making this year's TransparencyCamp the best ever! We wanted to share an intricate look back at the highlights of TCamp14 in one winding, slightly crazy story composed of your experiences. Enjoy!
Continue readingWhy open data and accountability are not the same thing
Open data is a tool, not an end in itself, much as a hammer is not an end in itself. It is just one factor necessary to produce the transparency that allows us to achieve accountability.
Continue readingToday in #OpenGov 6/4/2014
Keep reading for today's look at #OpenGov news, events and analysis including clashing views on campaign finance and changes for the internet in Russia.
Continue readingTwenty five years after Tiananmen Massacre: Whom China pays to polish its image in the USA
This week marks the 25-year anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. China continues to prohibit discussion about the event, but that hasn’t stopped the government from polishing its image and pushing its interests in the United States.
Continue readingCongress has very few working class members. Here’s why that matters
I spend lots of time thinking about pressures that lawmakers face in office, and the donors who fund them. After reading Nicholas Carnes’ book, White-Collar Government, maybe I should think more about who runs for office in the first place.
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