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Web 2.0-fueled resources to help each other as citizens Target audience: Political activists, change agents, NGOs, nonprofits, social change organizations, educators, librarians, citizens. It’s become a cliché to be skeptical of what government can do for society. But there’s a burgeoning movement called Government 2.0, the term for attempts to apply the social networking and […]
Open Congress
Citizens as government watchdogs
You don’t need to be a card-carrying member of the press corps to serve as a public watchdog over the government and elected officials. First, the Freedom of Information Act applies to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals, not just members of the Fourth Estate. Since its passage, countless examples of government waste, fraud and mismanagement […]
