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Four Victories for the Public Good

David Morris | Posted 04.17.2013 | Politics
Read More: Switzerland, Aaron Swartz, Public Good, Water, Post Office, Privatization, Referendum, Europe, Public Information, Inequality, Politics News
David Morris

I'm not saying it's time to break out the champagne and start chanting, "The people united will never be defeated." But the past few weeks have brought us some heartwarming demonstrations that the popular will still has a bite.

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Nate Willis

Bipartisan Duo Calls For Public Access To Hidden Reports

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate Willis | Posted 07.11.2012 | Politics
Read More: Video, Sunlight Foundation, Congressional-Research-Service-Report, Leonard Lance, Open Government, Congressional Research Service, Government Transparency, Mike Quigley, Public Information, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan congressional duo is calling for the American public to be given access to the same information that members of Congress ha...

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Florida: Could Photo of Pigpen Get You 30 Years in the State Pen?

Scott Edwards | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: The Constitution, First Ammendment, Industrial Ag, Animal Abuse, Waste Managment, Weird Florida, Hormones, Public Information, Public Records, Second Amendment, Video, Photographs, Illegal, Farms, Cafos, Florida State Senate, Constitutional Rights, Prison, Water Pollution, Sunshine Laws, Antibiotics, Senator Jim Norman, Agribusiness, Dumb Criminals, Florida, SB 1246, Freedom of Information, Green News
Scott Edwards

Senator Norman's misguided bill is yet another attempt to keep a tight, dark lid on the many, many wrongs being committed today by the factory farming industry.

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Are Privacy Groups Being Hyper-Sensitive Over Google Buzz

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Privacy Issue, Google, Business Practices, Social Networking, Privacy Expectations, Ftc, Privacy Information Center, Privacy Groups, Public Information, Change in Business, E Mail, Federal Wiretap Laws, Frenzy, Ecosystem, Buzz, Electronic Privacy, Google Inc, Privacy Concerns, Federal Trade Commission, Technology News
Ramon Nuez

Google Buzz is a week old and it has set the social networking ecosystem into a frenzy. Many opinions are polarized -- love it or hate it.

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