Transparency on Huffington Post

Kevin K. Murphy: Why Foundations Need to Be Better Storytellers

2012-05-25T11:18:19Z

The public is increasingly curious about what we're up to -- an interest fueled by politicians who imagine that philanthropy is a big pot of money waiting to be spent to alleviate government budget strains.

Read more: Guidestar, Transparency, Philanthropy, Storytelling, Council on Foundations, Nonprofits, Nonprofit Financing, Philanthropists, Nonprofit Foundations, Impact News

Joe Newman: Follow the Defense Dollars -- If You Can

2012-05-23T16:22:21Z

What happens when Congress does the public's business in secret? The well-connected corporate lobbyists, fundraisers and campaign contributors are the ones who benefit the most because of their insider access.

Read more: Pentagon, House of Representatives, White House, Deficit, Senate, Congress, Military, Federal Budget Deficit, Plutonium, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Budget, Ndaa, Transparency, Accountability, Politics News

Wayne Maines: Age 5 Is Not too Early to Learn Your Child Might Be Transgender

2012-05-22T11:40:57Z

My 4-year-old son looked up at me and said, "Daddy I hate my boy parts. When do they go away?" The look in his eyes was one of sincere, innocent pain.

Read more: Raising Children, Transparency, Parenting, Transgender Issues, Transgender, Children's Health, Children, Parents News

Frances Moore Lappe: How I Stopped Being a Panicky Perfectionist: The Freedom of an Eco-mind

2012-05-17T12:21:51Z

What's the cure for my perfectionist affliction? It's to rethink what it means to be a public intellectual. I am actually a public learner, a co-creator of iterative knowledge, not a deliverer of once-and-for-all facts.

Read more: Transparency, Oxford University Press, Ecology, Perfectionism, Liberation, Perfectionist, Media Transparency, Media, Culture News

Malcolm Wittenberg: Spotlight on (Sea)Food Safety and Transparency

2012-05-16T11:35:49Z

Food labeling and transparency should be a fundamental, mandated practice employed across every food category, even those with the most complex supply chains.

Read more: Transparency, Healthy Eating, Gulf Seafood, Health, Food Technology, Food Safety, Food, Seafood Safety, Seafood, Food News

Disclosure For Kochs, Rove Comes Closer

2012-05-15T14:00:45Z

WASHINGTON -- One of the most consequential campaign finance loopholes affecting the 2012 race -- the one allowing big-money donors to secretly funnel...

Read more: Van Hollen v. Fec, Karl Rove, 2012 Elections, Chris Van Hollen, Elections 2012, Citizens United, Campaign Finance, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Transparency, Video, Koch Brothers, 2012 Election, Federal Election Commission, American Future Fund, Chamber of Commerce, Campaign Finance Disclosure, Politics News

Toni Nagy: Can There Be Transparency in Politics? Jefferson Smith Runs for Mayor of Portland

2012-05-14T19:06:28Z

Recently I was introduced to Jefferson Smith, an inspired, young elected official, who's now running for mayor of Portland, Ore., and aims to embody the future of what politics should be.

Read more: Government, Transparency, Politics, Msnbc, Grassroots Activism, Civic Engagement, Grassroots Organizing, Laws, Elections 2012, Portland Oregon, Grassroots Campaign, Jefferson Smith, Portland Mayor, Portland, Politics News

Shruti Shah: Pushing Forward G8's Anti-Corruption Agenda

2012-05-14T08:57:00Z

As leaders of the G8 convene at Camp David, it is imperative they take corruption into account. Corruption underpins many of the summit's stated objectives -- such as promoting food security in Africa.

Read more: Corruption, Food Insecurity, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Impactg8, Sub-Saharan Africa, Dear G8, G8 Summit, G8, Impact News

W. David Stephenson: Two Controversies Underscore Need for Win-Win Regulation 3.0

2012-05-08T12:58:24Z

The Internet of Things takes "dumb" things such as conventional pipeline valves and makes them "smart" by giving each of them an Internet Protocol address combined with wireless transmitting.

Read more: Transparency, Regulation, Keystone Pipeline, Mad Cow Disease, Internet of Things, Iot, Politics News

Mark R. Kennedy: A True People's Party: Chen and China -- Toe to Toe!

2012-05-04T12:17:23Z

The degree to which Chen Guangcheng has put the planet's two most powerful nations in uncomfortable positions and forced a delicate diplomatic dance reflects, in part, the rising power of activists and protesters.

Read more: Transparency, Chen Guangcheng China, Activists, Timothy Geithner, Hillary Clinton, Media, Diplomacy, Communications, Protesters, World News

Michelle Rhee: What I Plan to Tell the For-Profit Colleges and Universities

2012-04-30T11:05:44Z

This is the basic truth I want to tell these schools: it doesn't matter if a school is a for-profit or a non-profit, it needs to be doing a good job educating students. And if it's failing to do that, it should be shut down.

Read more: Student, Transparency, Schools, President Obama, For-Profit Colleges, Accountability, Education, For-Profit Colleges and Universities, Education News

One Step Closer To Disclosure For Kochs, Rove, Chamber

2012-04-27T17:38:09Z

WASHINGTON -- A court ruling requiring non-disclosing political groups -- including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Koch brothers' Americans for ...

Read more: Transparency, Video, Karl Rove, 2012 Elections, Chris Van Hollen, Koch Brothers, 2012 Election, Disclosure, Elections 2012, Chamber of Commerce, Citizens United, Crossroads GPS, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Bold FCC Move Makes 2012 Election Ads More Transparent

2012-04-27T15:46:28Z

WASHINGTON -- The home stretch of the 2012 general election is set to be one of the most transparent in terms of public knowledge about political adve...

Read more: Transparency, Video, 2012 Elections, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Advertising, 2012 Election, Federal Communications Commission, Campaign Ads, Elections 2012, Citizens United, Mignon Clyburn, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Naomi Mandelstein: Highlights From Global Philanthropy Forum

2012-04-20T08:40:23Z

The legacies of Rockefeller and Carnegie-and particularly their ethos of questioning and continual learning-were alive on the final day of the Global ...

Read more: Transparency, Philanthropy, Jane Wales, Global Philanthropy Forum, Accountability, Strategic Philanthropy, Gpf, Video, Impact News

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: Reforming Washington & Restoring Our Faith in Congress

2012-04-04T14:00:57Z

If we are going to restore the trust the American people have in Congress and rebuild their faith in government, increasing transparency and accountability in many aspects of how Washington does business is imperative. The STOCK Act is just a start.

Read more: Kirsten Gillibrand, STOCK Act, Transparency, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congress, Financial Disclosure, Insider Trading, 112th Congress, Government Transparency, Kirsten Gillibrand Stock Act, Politics News

Court Ruling: Rules Blocking Disclosure By Kochs, Rove, Chamber Invalid

2012-03-30T20:13:16Z

WASHINGTON -- On Friday evening, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling that could begin the process of revealing the id...

Read more: Transparency, Van Hollen v. Fec, Video, Chris Van Hollen, Koch Brothers, Disclosure, Federal Election Commission, Chamber of Commerce, Citizens United, US District Court, Crossroads GPS, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Project On Government Oversight: Is the White House Hiding the Influence of Special Interests on Crafting Regulations?

2012-03-28T09:06:43Z

Senior government officials are ignoring a White House directive that requires disclosure of key documents in the federal rulemaking process, thus hiding the potential influence of special interests on the writing of government regulations.

Read more: Transparency, Obama Administration, Regulation, Open Government, Special Interests, White House, Politics News

SEC Pushed To Demand Corporations Reveal Political Spending

2012-03-26T13:54:00Z

WASHINGTON -- A coalition of reform groups gathered Monday morning to urge the Securities and Exchange Commission to require publicly traded companies...

Read more: Transparency, Video, Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United Reform, Mary Schapiro, Bill Diblasio, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Citizens United, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Phineas Baxandall: In The Public Interest : States Make Spending More Transparent, but Some Far Ahead of Others

2012-03-20T17:47:26Z

Transparency in government expenditures promotes fiscal responsibility, checks corruption, and bolsters public confidence in government. We need more of it.

Read more: Arkansas, Texas, Transparency, State Spending, Transparent Government, Government Spending, Kentucky, Arizona, U.S. PIRG, Government Transparency, Subsidies, State Governments, State Rankings, Politics News

The Center for Public Integrity: Grading the nation: How accountable is your state?

2012-03-19T08:01:19Z

By Caitlin Ginley, iWatch NewsThe tales are sadly familiar to even the most casual observer of state politics.In Georgia, more than 650 government e...

Read more: Corruption, Transparency, State Government, Accountability, Politics News

Marcelo Giugale: Transparency and Your Natural Resources

2012-03-07T11:20:01Z

Wouldn't you want to know how much money your government gets from the companies that exploit your country's oil, gas or minerals?

Read more: Transparency, Multinationals, Government, Poverty, Natural Resources, Africa, Developing Countries, Underdeveloped Countries, Oil, Eiti, Cultural Change, Global Warming, World News

Nathan Gardels: "Who Controls Whom?": Gatekeepers vs. Gated

2012-02-24T10:22:00Z

Without checks and balances cyber-powered direct democracy can undermine instead of bolster good governance.

Read more: Transparency, Social Media, China Web, Internet China, Social Media Revolution, Technology News

Tim Robertson: Insourcing Infrastructure: A Local Transit Director's Plan to Bring Back Jobs

2012-02-15T09:55:48Z

"Many jobs these days require a B.A., a series of unpaid internships, and a graduate degree. Most young people cannot afford to put in that much time and take on that much debt. If we create another path with a shorter timeline, young people will be more likely to stay in school."

Read more: Transparency, Tpp, Insourcing, Free Trade Agreements, Politics News, Politics, Infrastructure, Insourcing American Jobs, Bart, Jobs, Manufacturing, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Trans Pacific Partnership, China, Third Industrial Revolution, Politics News

Raymond Baker: Why Oil Exporting Countries Need Transparency

2012-02-14T12:14:09Z

We've compiled a slideshow of the top 10 oil exporting countries and listed the cost that corruption and financial opacity has on each country's economy.

Read more: Corruption, Transparency, Politics News, Dodd-Frank, American Petroleum Institute, Slidepollajax, Oil, Extractive-Industry, Securities and Exchange Commission, Impact, World News, Slidefreestyle, World News

Kenneth F. Bunting: LA Supervisors, With Governor, Violate Open Meetings Law

2012-02-01T12:55:54Z

This disrespectful scoff at the legal requirements for transparency occurred in the most populous county in the nation's most populous state. And, as reported in the largest newspaper in the western U.S., there was nothing to indicate even a scintilla of remorse, outrage or apology.

Read more: Transparency, Open Meetings, California, Realignment Plan, La County Supervisors, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles County Supervisors, Critical Infrastructure, Critical Infrastructure Information, Brown Act, Media News