June 19, 2013 Daily Sites / Stories News

Contacts

• Call on Congress - 1-888-907-6886 - free info on your representatives, bills, elections and more

• POPVOX - tell your US representatives what you think, then share it (US)

POPVOX - POPVOX Daily Digest - June 19, 2013 - POPVOX.com

• Taproots - social enterprise pro bono work

• National Lawyers Guild - fighting to keep the First Amendment alive in the legal arena

• Bribespot - report bribes anonymously with a cell phone app (World)

Tools

• NCDD Resources - help for civic dialogue and deliberation

• Deliberative Democracy Consortium - strengthens the field of deliberative democracy

• Points of Light Institute - civic incubator

• Civic Commons - civic engagement apps

• Mashable: Social Good - technology news for activists

Voting

• US Vote - complete voter service

• Election Protection - get help for your voter registration, voting questions and problems (US)

Calendars

• Political Reform Calendar - a list of government and other calendar sites (Intl., US)

Stories

• OpenCongress - bills' info and news

• Congress.org - daily political happenings in Washington, DC

• InterOccupy - Occupy movement actions

• Occupy - Occupy movement news

Protests Rock Brazil As Cities Rebel Against Transit Hikes, World Cup Corruption | Occupy.com

Outsourcing Big Brother: How the FBI and CIA Use Private Contractors to Monitor Social Media | Occupy.com

Frackademic Scandal: University of Tennessee to Lease Forest For Drilling, Enriching Governor's Family | Occupy.com

Global Power Project, Part 2: Identifying the Institutions of Control | Occupy.com

Congress Approves Large-Scale Cuts to Food Stamps Program | Occupy.com

ook Review - Killing Wall Street | Occupy.com

• Waging Nonviolence - activism analyses

• America Speaks - engaging citizens in governance

Creating Community Solutions « AmericaSpeaks

• Culture Project - Shining an artistic spotlight on injustice

Ethics

• CommonBlog - Common Cause - government and political reform

“I am specifically trying not to be specific” | Common Blog

• CitizenVox - Public Citizen - consumer news and corporate reform

Reversing the “IP Ratchet”: Global Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in Myriad « CitizenVox

• PolicyShop - Demos - a public policy organization working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy

Other People's Money | Demos

Universal Healthcare and Economic Freedom Go Hand-in-Hand | Demos

ust Deserts? Do the 1 Percent Deserve their Wealth? | Demos

• U.S. PIRG - a consumer group that stands up to powerful interests whenever they threaten our health and safety, our financial security, or our right to fully participate in our democratic society

• CREW - ensure government officials -regardless of party affiliation- act with honesty and integrity and merit the public trust

• 350.org -  environmental / climate movement

• EDF Voices - Environmental Defense Fund - preserving the natural systems on which all life depends

Facing a frightening milestone: What we can do about greenhouse gas levels at 400 ppm | Environmental Defense Fund

• People's Blog for the Constitution - civil rights legal news

People's Blog for the Constitution » Music v. NSA

• Arguments - Democracy: A Journal of Ideas - articles by politicians and news journalists

Finance

• The Tabulation - The Concord Coalition - advocating generationally responsible fiscal policy

• POGO Blog - Project on Government Oversight - champions good government reforms

Defense Contractor Hit with Ginormous Fraud Judgment

Reducing Contractor Compensation Cap Will Save Hundreds of Millions Annually

Michael Hastings Leaves Legacy of Promoting Accountability

Shining Light on Closed Doors

• Taxpayers for Common Sense - ensures that the federal government spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means

Fantasy Budgeting Won’t Make Us Safer | Taxpayers for Common Sense

Campaign Finance

• OpenSecrets Blog - candidates' campaign finance analyses

Election 2012: The Big Picture Shows Record Cost of Winning a Seat in Congress - OpenSecrets Blog

• MapLight - revealing money's influence on politics

National Security Industrial Complex: Companies Profiting from NSA Data Collection Give Generously to Congress | MapLight - Money and Politics:

Elections

• Brennan Center for Justice - government reform legal news

• fairvote - electoral reforms advocacy

• Election Defense Alliance - United We Count - elections' analyses

Openness

• Sunlight Foundation - open government, transparency and technology news

• The FAS Blog - Federation of American Scientists (Secrecy News) - a think tank for the responsible use of technology and secrecy

• Deeplinks - Electronic Frontier Foundation - defending your rights in a digital world

California Governor Must Veto Anti-Transparency Measures | Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFF Amicus: Accessing a Public Website is Not a Crime | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Why A Special Congressional Committee Must Be Created To Investigate NSA's Unconstitutional Domestic Spying | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Unplug Big Brother: NSA Spying T-Shirts Are Back | Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFF Joins Over 100 Civil Liberties Organizations and Internet Companies in Demanding a Full-Scale Congressional Investigation Into NSA Surveillance | Electronic Frontier Foundation

3 Great Reasons That One Photographer's Not Getting $3.6 Million From Buzzfeed | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Despite What the President Said, There's Nothing “Transparent” About a Secret Court Issuing Secret Rulings | Electronic Frontier Foundation

• Center for Effective Government - promotes open government, accountability and citizen participation

Report: Public Interest Groups Outspent on Tax Issues | Center for Effective Government

Illinois Passes Strongest Fracking Bill in Country | Center for Effective Government