Government Transparency
Why Does an FDA Page About Abortion Pills Cite Murders and Overdoses as 'Associated With' the Drugs?
There's no evidence that medication abortion caused these deaths.
The Trump Administration Is Hiding How It Decides Asylum Cases, Advocates Say
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says everything is available online. How did such a major misunderstanding happen?
Talking Barr's Redactions of the Mueller Report With the 'Yoda of Official Secrecy'
The attorney general will add four categories of redactions to the special counsel's report on Trump campaign collusion with Russia. Can each be challenged?
Jay Inslee's Track Record on Climate Change and Other Key Issues
The Washington State governor joined the crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates on Friday.
Trump's Commission on Election Integrity Is Suing Itself
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has filed a suit claiming that Trump's Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is violating federal transparency laws.
WikiLeaks Has Not Ushered in New Era of Transparency
Legal scholar Alasdair Roberts argues that any changes in government transparency wrought by the hordes of data revealed by WikiLeaks is more evolutionary than revolutionary.
Pirate Party Docks at Berlin’s Parliament
Tired of the same old political cronies, Berliners have voted in the Pirate Party — Internet open-source activists who hope to use online systems to improve democracy.
Making a Case for Televising the Supreme Court
The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court debate on health-care reform offers a prime time to start televising its hearings and allowing cameras in the courtroom.
Tax Receipt Would Show How Your Tax Dollars Are Spent
If Americans saw exactly how their specific tax dollars were being allocated, would it change the substance or tenor of discussions on, say, the debt ceiling?
Declassification Gets Scrutinized for Digital Age
The plodding effort to bring a modicum of common sense to how the U.S. declassifies its documents has resisted most efforts to rev it up in the digital age.
WikiLeaks and the Future of Whistle-blowing
In the run-up to a debate on WikiLeaks, Julian Assange’s attorney discusses the uncomfortable relationship between the free flow of ideas and the inclination of governments to make everything a secret.
U.S. Government Begins Human Rights Website | Miller-McCune
The United States is putting its take on human rights, say, in Ivory Coast or on internet freedom, onto a new State Department human rights website, although it’s leaving criticism of itself offline.
Budget Cuts May Cloud Government Transparency
Efforts to roll back the federal budget to 2008 levels may have the unintended consequence of gutting spending aimed at fostering government transparency.
The Ultra-Imperial Presidency
Yale's Bruce Ackerman, a constitutional scholar, warns that unilateralism in the "most dangerous branch" of government is setting the stage for a tragic future.
FOIA Responses Haven't Really Responded to Openness Directive
The Obama administration's stated push for more government openness hasn't fully manifested itself in the Freedom of Information arena.
White House Official Discusses Open-Government Initiatives
Nudge-meister Cass Sunstein sings the praises of open government and transparency.