Wisconsin Public Records Board Rescinds Controversial Action on Open Records
Another win for open records in Wisconsin.
Secrecy
CMD Publishes List of Closed Charter Schools (with Interactive Map)
Today, the CMD is releasing a complete state-by-state list of the failed charter schools since 2000.
Walker Budget Sneaks Major Policy Changes Past Education Agency
Scott Walker is traveling the country portraying himself as a straight shooter. "We said what we're gonna do, and we did it!" he told CPAC delegates in D.C. last month.
Rick Berman Exposed in New Audio; Hear His Tactics against Environmentalists and Workers Rights
Rick Berman, the king of corporate front groups and propaganda, has been caught on tape. Listen:
Flashback: CMD Submits Testimony to U.S. Senate on Rise of Dark Money
Highlights of testimony submitted by CMD to the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee in July 2012, where it provided case studies of some of the secretly-funded nonprofit groups that have reportedly received subpoenas in the "John Doe" probe.
Bills in Congress Crackdown on Whistleblowers
President Obama was elected on a platform that included promises for increased transparency and openness in government. Despite this rhetoric, Obama has prosecuted more whistleblowers than any administration in history.
New Documents Show Links between DHS, CIA, and Booz Allen
DBA Press and the Center for Media and Democracy release records obtained from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis pertaining to the operations of the Domestic Security Alliance Council.
Special Excerpt--Return to Nixonland: How the NSA Slipped its Leash
The documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by the Guardian and other outlets confirm what privacy advocates have been saying for years: The government has secretly turned its most powerful weapons of foreign intelligence surveillance inward on millions of Americans.
Senators Introduce Legislation to Restore Americans' Privacy, Limit Data Collection
U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mark Udall (D-CO), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) have introduced two pieces of legislation that would limit the ability of federal government intelligence agencies to track and collect data on Americans.
Blockbuster Reports Reveal Widespread Surveillance of Phone and Internet Records by Obama Administration
In a series of blockbuster reports published in the Washington Post and in the British newspaper The Guardian, sources reveal that the National Security Agency (NSA) is running a previously undisclosed program called PRISM, which allows federal officials to collect material including "search history, the content of emails, file transfers and live chats" from an array of internet companies including Google, Skype, YouTube, Facebook, Apple, and more without a court order.
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