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5 online ways for Congress to be more transparent

January 22, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Good government, Politics Leave a comment

It’s time for Washington to catch up with the rest of America. As people share Facebook and Instagram pictures of every latte they drink,

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Transparency has a cloudy future

June 10, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Obama, Politics One comment

Should companies bidding for government contracts be required to disclose their political donations? An executive order under consideration by President Obama says, “Yes.” But

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A YouTube for documents and government transparency

September 2, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Media Leave a comment

Document storage meets social media—with potentially positive effects for government transparency. At Scribd [don’t ask us how to pronounce it], you can upload and

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Familiarity breeds affection for government services

April 9, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Good government, Government Leave a comment

Right-wing activists are doing a great job of whipping up anti-government sentiment—mostly based on fear-mongering and misinformation. In fact, however, even the most right-wing

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White House lets some sunshine in, but still not enough

April 8, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Government, Obama Leave a comment

The White House has made some good moves toward increasing government transparency, but there’s still a lot more to be done.  Recent reports by

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