The Sunlight Foundation

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The Sunlight Foundation harnesses the Internet and social Web to shine more light on Congress.

Founded in January 2006, the Sunlight Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) educational organization, supports, develops and deploys new Internet technologies to make information about Congress and the federal government more accessible to the American people. Through its projects and grant-making, Sunlight serves as a catalyst to create greater political transparency and to foster more openness and accountability in government.

Blog Entries by The Sunlight Foundation

Yes, Transparency is a Positive Trend for Democracy

Posted June 13, 2008 | 04:07 PM (EST)

I don't think it's balderdash, as Jason Linkins put it, that members of Congress are twittering about their work from the House Floor.

He also says that America would be better off if our leaders resolved disputes with duels. Well, that's an enlightened way to debate...

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Sunlight's Latest -- Fortune 535

Posted May 13, 2008 | 04:20 PM (EST)

It's - ta da -- Fortune 535, Sunlight's latest project that visualizes lawmakers' personal financial disclosure data from 1995-2006. (The time period from which this data is readily available.)

Fortune 535 also lets citizens compare the net worth growth of each lawmaker to that of the average American...

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