Obama Transparency
Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Is a Pending Disaster
Robert Reich
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Posted 03.08.2015
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The administration says the trade deal will boost U.S. exports in
the fast-growing Pacific basin where the United States faces growing
economic competition from China. The TPP is part of Obama's strategy to
contain China's economic and strategic prowess. Fine. But the deal will
also allow American corporations to outsource even more jobs abroad. In
other words, the TPP is a Trojan horse in a global race to the bottom,
giving big corporations and Wall Street banks a way to eliminate any and
all laws and regulations that get in the way of their profits.Casting Sunlight on Secret Government and Its Contractors
Ralph Nader
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Posted 05.26.2014
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Unfortunately, despite lofty initial campaign promises by the
Obama administration, widespread government secrecy has only worsened in
recent years and access to information by journalists and activists is
disturbingly limited.The Sunshine Presidency Takes History to a Dark Place
Tom Engelhardt
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Posted 09.07.2013
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President Obama hit the Oval Office and ordered State "to complete
the processing of the backlog of 25-year-old records awaiting
declassification by the end of December 2013." Didn't happen, of course.
And that, it turns out, is the least of it.Forget Black Helicopters, Meet the Ultimate Helicopter Mom: the NSA
Thom Senzee
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Posted 08.14.2013
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The easy question is, whether or not trading privacy for
government (and corporate) transparency make society physically safer.
The difficult and infinitely more important question is, can democracy
still thrive without personal privacy and institutional secrecy?
WATCH: Carney In Testy Exchange Over Drone Transparency
HuffingtonPost.com
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Sabrina Siddiqui
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Posted 04.24.2013
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WASHINGTON -- White House press secretary Jay Carney on Wednesday
defended the Obama administration's decision to skip the first Senate
hearing on dro...
White House Ducks First Senate Hearing On Drones
HuffingtonPost.com
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Sabrina Siddiqui
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Posted 04.24.2013
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration failed to participate in
the Senate's first hearing Tuesday on the use of drones for targeted
killings, Senate ...Obama's Legacy Of Secrecy
Tom Zeller Jr.
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Posted 06.19.2013
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"Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for
citizens about what their government is doing," Obama declared when he
first took office in 2009. "My administration will take appropriate
action, consistent with law and policy, to disclose information rapidly
in forms that the public can readily find and use." By almost any
measure, that has not happened.Court Rejects CIA's Alice-in-Wonderland Defense of Drone Secrecy
Ari Melber
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Posted 05.18.2013
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A federal appeals court rebuffed the Obama administration's drone
policy on Friday, ruling that the CIA stretched its considerable secrecy
powers "too far." The stinging decision may be the biggest news in the
war on terror that you've never heard about.Obama Administration Faces Ultimate Transparency Test
www.newyorker.com
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Posted 03.06.2013
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In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama vowed
that when it came to counterterrorism in his second term, he would be
“even more tra...Obama Raises Eyebrows
Posted 02.25.2013
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President Obama raised some eyebrows at an event on Monday when he
said, "What I want to do is clear out the press so we can take some
questions."
...Dan Rather: Obama Broke Major Promise
The Huffington Post
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Danny Shea
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Posted 04.25.2013
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Dan Rather joined HuffPost Live Friday and told host Ahmed
Shihab-Eldin that while he thinks President Obama has been a "fairly
good president," he ha...Privacy and Politics: The President Deserves Some Non-Transparency Time
Steven Kurlander
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Posted 04.22.2013
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It was President's Days Weekend and many Americans took advantage
of the three day holiday to take a mini-vacation, recharge their
batteries, and relax. So did President Obama.
Obama Administration Hides Targeted Killings With Legal Double Talk
HuffingtonPost.com
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Joshua Hersh
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Posted 02.07.2013
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WASHINGTON -- In October 2011, Scott Shane, a national security
reporter for The New York Times, sent an email to a branch of the
Department of Justic...Obama Cabinet Fails Test
Bloomberg
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Posted 09.28.2012
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On his first full day in office, President Barack Obama ordered
federal officials to "usher in a new era of open government" and "act
promptly" to mak...
Republicans Attack Obama For Secrecy
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Sam Stein
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Posted 08.02.2012
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WASHINGTON -- A new report from House GOP documenting instances in
which President Barack Obama's White House conducted business with an
eye towards s...Questionable Conclusions About Bias at White House Regulatory Review Office
Michael A. Livermore and Richard L. Revesz
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Posted 02.01.2012
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The somewhat obscure Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) in the White House, which considers the costs and benefits of new
regulations, is being accused of bias in a recent report.President Obama and Government Secrecy
Geoffrey R. Stone
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Posted 08.27.2011
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As a longtime supporter and colleague of Barack Obama at the
University of Chicago, as well as an informal adviser to his 2008
campaign, I had high ho...Will Rendition Always Remain a State Secret?
Emily Berman
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Posted 07.27.2011
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On President Obama's first day in office, he stated unequivocally
that his administration was "committed to operating with an
unprecedented level of openness in government." It is time for the
president to live up to his promise.The Two Tribes of Open Government?
Project On Government Oversight
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Posted 07.06.2011
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The federal government still has a long way to go. In the mean
time, can't the two camps in the open government world peacefully
coexist? There's just too much work to be done for us to get bogged down
in denigrating each others' agendas.Common Ground for the President and New Congress: Make Government Speak Plain English to the People
Alan Siegel
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Posted 05.25.2011
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As President Obama forges ahead with a more conservative Congress,
Americans are wondering whether our nation's leaders will be able to
work together ...Uncle Sam Built it, but No One Came: Why Government Can't Communicate
Alan Siegel
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Posted 10.25.2010
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So how can government communicate more clearly? Follow four rules from the disciplines of psychology, sales and simplification.Crashing the Tea Party Joyride
Lorelei Kelly
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Posted 05.25.2011
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The Tea Party has pointed out how absent we've been in building a
common narrative about modern American citizenship. But the American
people long for a novel, not a sitcom. It's time for the rest of us to
step up.Gulf Residents Speak Out About Severe Sickness From Chemicals In The Gulf
Jerry Cope
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Posted 05.25.2011
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"The health effects are the most frightening because everybody is
sick and the doctors here don't know how to treat us. We are having a
hard time finding doctors.""Dotcom" Turns 25: My Predictions for What Comes Next
Arianna Huffington
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Posted 05.25.2011
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The first 25 years of .com have been a time of online miracles and
I predict more explosive wonder ahead. The challenge will be to direct
our creativity to solving our needs for more truth, more transparency,
and more wisdom. READ MORE
Celebrating Sen. Ted Kaufman, Accidental Leader Kaufman
has emerged as one of the Senate's fiercest critics of Wall Street --
and is a shining example of what can happen if we remove money as a
factor in our leaders' decision making. READ MORE
WATCH: Arianna and Phil Angelides Discuss Financial Reform with Dylan Ratigan
I will be on The McLaughlin Group this weekend, along with Pat Buchanan, Eleanor Clift and Monica Crowley. Check your local listings for air times.Obama and Transparency: What Happens Next?
Ellen Miller
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Posted 05.25.2011
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Politics
It is imperative that the onus remains on the White House to
fulfill its big promises, and incumbent upon the media and we as
citizens to hold them accountable for doing so. That is the best way to
open government.