reddit.com recently unveiled FeedANeed.org, an charity drive designed to connect volunteers with worthy nonprofits in need of some form of assistance from the community.
FeedANeed allows anyone to vote for worthy nonprofits and/or sign up to volunteer some chunk of their time to top vote-getting organizations. Volunteers that complete their pledged time by February 14th, 2009 will be entered into a drawing for prizes from various sponsors (from a wide variety of organizations Wired, EFF, Baconfreak, and even Sunlight Foundation).
Continue readingCapitol Words 2.0
Want to know what lawmakers are talking about on Capitol Hill but you can’t figure out how to get any... View Article
Continue readingGoogle D.C. Talk on Open Government
Sunlight’s John Wonderlich recently spoke on a Google panel about the 2009 Tech Agenda and Open Government. Other panelists included... View Article
Continue readingAnother day, another Rangel revelation
...this time from The Hill about the funding of Caribbean junkets that potentially run afoul of House ethics rules. It's not like Rangel hasn't had this problem before...
Continue readingFull Circle in Harlem: Rangel and Powell
Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel continues to receive tough press coverage for a multitudinous list of potential improprieties and abuses of... View Article
Continue readingUnraveling Rangel
It's been interesting to watch the stories that have described multiple ethics problems for Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and someone identified by The Hill as the top fundraiser for House Democrats. The Washington Post seems to have kicked things off with a story on July 14 saying that Rangel used official House stationary to solicit big donations for his Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at the City College of New York. There followed a series of revelations that he wasn't properly declaring income on a vacation property ...
Continue readingHouse Ethics Musical Chairs
According to Roll Call, almost all of the House Ethics Committee members need to be replaced before the new Congress.... View Article
Continue readingFinancial crises: How we got here
A couple of interesting stories on the financial crises. The Washington Post's Jill Drew writes a solid piece explaining how players in the financial system spread the risk from subprime mortgages through the economy. A bit light on the role played by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (which get attention only in the accompanying interactive graphic). The article itself is probably a bit long to read online, but worth the effort.
And via Glenn Reynolds, an interesting history lesson from Michael Barone on unions, Taylorism, and the Wagner Act. The comments are worth reading too, with some coming from ...
Continue readingAuto Bailout and UAW PAC Contributions
A couple of analyses highlight the contributions of the United Auto Workers PAC to proponents of the auto bailout. The... View Article
Continue readingA Craigslist for Service
Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist and Sunlight board member, has written a thoughtful piece on service and volunteerism for The... View Article
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