A weekly review of some notable deletions from U.S. politicians archived by our Politwoops project.
Continue readingEverything you need to know about TransparencyCamp 2014!
TransparencyCamp is one week away and we are crazy excited to see you! If you are coming to TCamp, here is everything you need to know to be a savvy TCamper. Seriously. Everything.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: AT&T meets often with FCC officials
AT&T and its intended, DirecTV, gain DC clout via their contributions, fundraising and lobbying expenditures. Another way their power is revealed is in just how much they make themselves known before the FCC. The answer: a lot.
Continue readingSecret financing in Egyptian presidential elections
Next week, Egyptians are almost certain to elect as their new president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Unfortunately, Egypt’s current political finance regime is cloaked in darkness — and no one will be able to follow the money.
Continue readingRep. Lofgren explains how secrecy undermines the USA Freedom Act and democratic process
The White House and other pro-surveillance advocates are relying on opaque negotiations that occurred behind closed doors in order to scuttle meaningful surveillance reform.
Continue readingIn both the public and private sector, power is the power to hide
Power may be the power to influence others in public debate. But we also see that power being used to pressure us into allowing the powerful to remain secret — even as the rest of us become more visible.
Continue readingLack of consistency generates lack of transparency in EU elections
Despite its growing powers, the European Parliament has done little in the past to create transparency around the financing of the elections.
Continue readingHyperlinks and hope: Data.gov five years out
Five years into the Obama administration’s experiment with Data.gov marks a good time to ask — is the experiment a success?
Continue readingBetter know a TCamper: OpenGov Voices edition
Cristina and her team are aggregating and publishing actionable information about public property inventories, sale mechanisms, development plans and incentives as a way of solving the challenge of buying property from the government.
Continue readingWhat it takes to be a major player in policymaking
What makes an organization like AARP so influential on Capitol Hill? It takes more than lobbying and campaign contributions to have a voice in policymaking.
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