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Journalism Needs a Business Model for the Truth

David Nordfors | Posted 12.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Hyperlink, Accountability, Business Model, Main Stream Media, Journalism, Truth, Media News

Journalists committed to the truth can link to important sources, but news organizations have never let that happen. What are the business models for the principles of journalism?

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The Failure of the Federalist, No. 10

Shahid Buttar | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Secrecy, War Crimes, Supreme Court, Foia, Congress, Central Intelligence Agency, Cia, Torture Photos, National Security, Accountability, Barack Obama, Torture, Politics News

Will President Obama serve as the beacon of hope in government that he pretended to be throughout last year's campaign, or did he merely pander to the public in order to pursue his personal ambitions?

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U.S. Mortgage Fraud Remains at Epidemic Levels

Pat Choate | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Sars, Banning, Sec, Accountability, Sub-Prime Mortgages, Fbi, Mortgage Fraud, Business News

Nothing can better send a message to the world that the United States is serious about restoring the integrity of its money industry than by banning from it the prominent people who deceived the nation and the world.

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The Story of CAN-DO: Enough Is Enough

Eric Klein | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Refugee Camps, Relief, Disaster Relief, Tsunami, Volunteering, Sri Lanka, Nonprofits, Southeast Asia, Aid, Rebuilding, Donations, Fundraising, Accountability, Can-Do, Impact News

CAN-DO was born out of my own frustration with the system and the critical need I saw to hold charitable organizations accountable for hard-earned donations and to the communities they serve.

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Starting Over After a Recession: Helping Obama Build an Economic "House on a Rock"

Ryan Mack | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Patriotism, Ryan-Mack, President Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Economic Recovery, Accountability, Patriotic, Fiscal Responsibility, Business News

President Obama has his five pillars that he plans to use as a foundation for strengthening the economy. We can use these same pillars to apply to our daily lives.

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Law & Order Tackles Accountability for Torture. Will We Have It in Real Life?

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Accountability, Jack McCoy, Office of Legal Cousel, Torture, Law & Order, Attorney General, Dick Cheney Torture, Eric Holder, Politics News

Jack McCoy isn't afraid to hold members of the Bush administration accountable for torture. Now the question is, in real life, will Attorney General Holder rise to the occasion?

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MTA Accountability

Gene Russianoff | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Transparency, New York Subway, Public-Authorities, Mta, Accountability, New York City, New York, David Paterson, New York News

Eight leading civic groups sent a letter to Gov. Paterson in support of legislation creating oversight for the MTA budget. Let's hope he listens.

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Decision On Disclosure Of Fed Loan Recipients Rests With Solicitor General Kagan, A Transparency Proponent

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Transparency, Bloomberg, Foia, Wall Street, Bailout, Federal Reserve, Freedom of Information Act, Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Accountability, Barack Obama, Elena Kagan, Business News

For over a year, the Federal Reserve has refused to publicly identify the companies that received over two trillion dollars through its emergency lend...

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The Health Care Debate: Expecting of Ourselves What We Demand From Our Children

John Milewski | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: United States Congress, Joint Session of Congress, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Town Hall Meetings, Rep. Joe Wilson, Health Care, Accountability, Public Policy Debate, Healthcare, Civility, Politics News

Representative Joe Wilson shouted at the president in a manner usually reserved for town hall meetings. But this was no town meeting, but instead a formal gathering of Congress.

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I Hate Customer Support

Jonathan Littman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Customer Support, Accountability, Call Centers, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Business News

When you need real business support get it from a real person, who works in a real office. Someone accountable. Someone who will give you a phone number where you can call them back, and get results.

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Why David Broder Is Wrong

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, David Broder, Cia, Accountability, Torture, Politics, CIA Interrogations, Dick Cheney, Eric Holder, George Bush, Politics News

The decision whether to investigate possible crimes connected to our interrogation programs is simply not a political one.

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Broder Sees Too Many Consequences To CIA Accountability

Washington Post | David S. Broder | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Bush Administration, CIA Interrogations, Richard Nixon, Obama Administration, CIA Torture, Eugene Robinson, Accountability, John Durham, Eric Holder, Dick Cheney, Politics News

My friend and fellow columnist Eugene Robinson has written a characteristically passionate and well-reasoned piece commending Attorney General Eric Ho...

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More progress in Washington towards accountability, two major exceptions

Craig Newmark | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Sunlight Foundation, Accountability, Politics News

Government accountability requires campaign finance data disclosure in electronic, searchable, online form, easily accessed as a database. This is easily done using current Web tech.

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Transparency Groups Urge Obama To Involve Public In Executive Order Revisions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Executive Order, Government Secrecy, Executive Power, Steven Aftergood, Transparency, Patrice McDermott, Accountability, Barack Obama, Politics News

As President Obama prepares to modify the rules of executive power, 21 public advocacy groups and individuals are fighting to make sure he fulfills hi...

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The Advocate In A Time Of Economic Crisis

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio, Eric Gioia, Norman Siegel, New York Times, Economic Recovery, Alex Zablocki, Mark Green, Accountability, Public Advocate, Ombudspersons, New York News

In a period in which more respect and political authority has been placed in our ombudspersons, New York City has not put its money where its mouth is.

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When Will Prosecutors Begin to Be Held Accountable for Their Misconduct?

John Terzano | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Justice Project, Reform, Department of Justice, Ted Stevens, Accountability, Eric Holder, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Politics News

Prosecutors are the most powerful actors in our criminal justice system. Failure to respond to abuses of power is an enormous threat to public safety and to the integrity of our criminal justice system.

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Why Send My Son to Public School?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Change, Education, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Accountability, Politics News

Any business school student also knows it's foolish to judge an organization's overall health based on a single measure of success. Yet the U.S. is the only nation with an accountability system based solely on standardized test scores.

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Torture, Wiretaps, Lies to Congress: Old Spy Cronies a Drag on Obama's "Look to the Future"

Frank Naif | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Inspector General, Warrantless Wiretapping, John Brennan, Eric Holder, Dick Cheney, Dni, Special Prosecutor, Stephen Kappes, Cia, Glenn Greenwald, Congressional Oversight, Assassination, Leon Panetta, Accountability, Marcy Wheeler, Leon Panetta CIA, Politics News

Over the past week, a triple-whammy of developing national security stories reminded Americans and the Obama administration that the past is a stubborn thing.

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Nelson Blocks Fed Audit In Senate (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Nelson, Financial Oversight, Kay Hagan, Financial Crisis, Federal Reserve, Jim Demint, Accountability, Politics News

Boding poorly for advocates of transparency for the Federal Reserve, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) shot down legislation to audit the Fed Wednesday afterno...

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From Ni'ilin to Chernobyl and Back, in Under a Week

Hagai El-Ad | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza, Human Rights, Acri, Occupied Territories, Biometrics, Richard Goldstone, Democracy, Israel Supreme Court, Ni'ilin, Accountability, Privacy, World News

An IDF officer allegedly orders one of his soldiers to shoot a bound, blind-folded Palestinian detainee at close range.

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Senator Leahy's Letter to the G.A.O., the Investigative Arm of the U.S. Congress

Sunil Chacko | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oversight, Lugar, Bayh, Senator Leahy, G.a.O., President Obama, Coburn, World Bank, Transparency, Google for Government, Accountability, Deputy General Counsel Daniel Gordon, Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, Politics News

The letter to the G.A.O., the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress, now over a year old, was sent by U.S. Senators Leahy, Bayh and Lugar following the disappearance of the Bayh Amendment.

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New York City Proposes Accountability and Transparency Website

Craig Newmark | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York

Read More: nyc.gov, data.gov, Sunlight Foundation, Accountability, New York News

What that means is that people can write applications which show what's going on in NYC government.

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American Voters Want Congressional Investigations: Will Democrats Seize the Opportunity for 2010?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, 2010 Elections, Economic Crisis, Obama Administration, Federal Reserve, Technology-Stock-Bubble, US Congress, Alan Greenspan, Democratic Party, Democrats, Accountability, Housing Bubble, Politics News

The 2010 elections will very likely be about who gets blamed for the current economic disaster. Even if the economy is recovering in the latter half of next year - and that is a big "if."

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Congress Considering Banning Some TARP Execs From Public Companies

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Jon Cuneo, Countrywide, Nell Minow, Lifetime Ban, Barney Frank, Financial Crisis, Sec, Alan Grayson, Harvey Pitt, Securities and Exchange Commission, John Coffee, Accountability, Business News

The White House unveiled the outlines of its new ground rules for the financial game Wednesday, but seemed resigned to leave the same failed players o...

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Who's Got Your Back: Don't Fear Conflict (Part 5 of 5)

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Help, Leadership, Keith Ferrazzi, Living News, President Barack Obama, Career Advice, Advice, Recession, Lifestyle, Health, Who's Got Your Back, Business, Diet, Success, Home News, Keith-Ferrazzi, Bestseller, Personal Health, Conflict, Serialization, Weight Loss, Rahm Emanuel, Never Eat Alone, Business News, Books, Accountability, Conflict Resolution, Teamwork, Living, Mentor, Small Business, Living News