Ever get tired of hearing pundits ask softball questions to politicians? Or finally hear a really great question, only to have it answered in a few TV friendly, pre-packaged bullet points that don’t tell you anything you didn’t already know? Thanks to the work of our friends at Personal Democracy Forum, we don’t have to accept this one way channel of communication. With 10Questions.com, every American can be a part of the conversation with those running for office this election season.
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Continue readingBill Would Place Agency Reports to Congress Online
Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-OH) recently introduced legislation that would make it a lot easier for the public to access thousands... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Scribd – making documents accessible
We’re big fans of Scribd here at Sunlight. For a while now, we’ve been posting transparency related documents to the... View Article
Continue readingHas Maxine Waters found a way around the Federal Election Campaign Act?
My colleague Lindsay Young reports on what appears to be a unique fundraising strategy employed by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.... View Article
Continue readingStatelight: Transparency in a Box, Pt. 3
As we set the stage for advocating on local and state transparency issues and highlight some policies issues of note,... View Article
Continue readingTools for Transparency: Live Streaming to the Web
For many, the “live web” was a meaningless concept until the aftermath of the 2009 Iranian presidential election when protesters... View Article
Continue readingWhat’s in a name?
It’s getting towards the end of summer and we’re getting a little silly here at Sunlight. The news is full... View Article
Continue readingStatelight: Transparency in a Box, Pt. 2
As Nicole wrote last week, we’re digging into state level transparency, in order to share what we know, and to... View Article
Continue readingThe dysfunctional way we view campaign contributions and corruption
I ham-handedly tried to explain why Tom DeLay got off-the-hook yesterday when I stated that his ideology overlapped perfectly with... View Article
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