Issues related to how governments are run, including accountability to the people, government corruption, public sector ethics, campaign finance, secrecy (and freedom of information), civil service reform, and government acquisition and retention of lands.
Topics covered include Arms Sales Monitoring, Biological Weapons, CyberStrategy, Intelligence Reform, Military Analysis, Monitoring Emerging Diseases, Nuclear Weapons, Secrecy and Government, and Space Policy. Site also has links to various Washington-ba www.fas.org/index.html
Non-profit tax deductible organization devoted to correcting corruption in government through educating the public and investigative work. www.ombudsmen.org
A non-partisan non-profit government watchdog whose mission is to investigate, expose, and remedy abuses of power, mismanagement, and government subservience to special interests by the federal government. www.pogo.org
Citizens' lobbying group with 250,000 members nationwide devoted to making government more accountable and ethical at the national, state and local level. Widely regarded as the leading organization working for campaign finance reform. www.commoncause.org
A Virginia based not-for-profit organization formed to protect individuals and the small business community from intrusive and burdensome United States Postal Service regulations. www.postalwatch.org
Like many other industrialized countries, Sweden is entering into a new society where the emphasis is increasingly put on the importance of knowledge for development. This has created a new climate for public administration. www.statskontoret.se/gol-democracy/sweden.htm
Dedicated to protecting the environment and human health through the effective use of purchasing power in addition to traditional advocacy. GPP works to encourage the government to use its immense purchasing power to promote safe, cost-effective, energy-e www.gpp.org
Originally founded 75 years ago to fight the pernicious influence of Chicago's Capone mob. Today continues to investigate waste, fraud and corruption in politics and government. www.bettergov.org
Dedicated to educating and assisting the public in constructive citizenship, with a strong anti-government bent. Site features newsletters, reports, and essays on current issues. www.uscfr.com
Site charges that "America and its laws are for sale to the highest bidder." Police, county, state, and government abuse stories and discussion. members.tripod.com/usa_rights
Mission is to expose and educate the American people about the influence of global institutions, including an International Criminal Court, on their lives. Run by Cliff Kincaid. www.usasurvival.org
Column using the Low Power FM issue to demonstrate how U.S. politicians maneuver against the public interest. By Ralph Nader. www.sfbg.com/nader/131.html
Reports in the Dutch newspaper Trouw and France's Intelligence Newsletter have revealed that several officers from the US Army's 4th Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Group at Ft. Bragg worked in the news division at CNN's Atlanta headquarters last year, www.fair.org/activism/cnn-psyops.html
A confidential, secure and anonymous website to report knowledge of ethical or legal transgressions (e.g. corruption/bribery/extortion) by the government and/or judges. A project of Judicial Watch. www.confidentialwitness.org
Uses the Freedom of Information Act to acquire data and trends information on the enforcement activities of the federal government including the FBI, IRS, Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration. trac.syr.edu/index.html
Salon article supporting the view that U.S. agencies share with international policing community, what activists to watch out for, even when only misdemeanors occurred. www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/29/surveillance
A resource dedicated to exposing corruption, civil rights violations, genocide, and other forms of political oppression around the world, by providing reviewed links to useful sources on abusive and dangerous authority. www.promethea.org/argus
Background information and links on government reform issues, including campaign finance reform, term limits, devolution, government performance (GPRA), and regulatory reform. www.policyalmanac.org/government/index.shtml
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