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New Gmail Plug-In Tracks Cash, Political Leanings Of Your Friends And Spammers

Is that little "neighborhood" group funded by the Koch brothers? With Inbox Influence you can see who gave what to whom in political contributions. READ»

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Hacker-Driven "Code for America" Kicks Off Today

Inspired by the impact of Teach for America, programmers will spend the year creating applications for cash-strapped (and technology befuddled) city governments.READ»

CGI: Omidyar Network, A Philanthropy That Invests in For-Profits Too

Old school charity and "philanthropy" once referred exclusively to financial contributions to nonprofits. Today, Omidyar Network (ON) takes a more innovative and inclusive approach, called "flexible capital." As a philanthropic ...READ»

The Curious Case of USASpending.gov's Missing $1.3 Trillion

Watchdog group The Sunlight Foundation analyzed 10 million lines of data--and discovered trillions of dollars missing from our federal spending database.READ»

Ellen Miller, cofounder of the Sunlight Foundation

Ellen Miller is the kind of political activist we need: She cofounded the Sunlight Foundation, a forward-looking, nonpartisan, and populist nonprofit that's dedicated to using technology to provide transparency in government.READ»

The Supreme Court's Web Site Is Due for a Redesign

Have you ever visited the Supreme Court's Web site? Sure, it's simple enough, but the thing looks like it was last touched in 1995, by a Web designer working for Prodigy (remember them?). And the Supreme Court's staffers know ...READ»