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Federation of American Scientists - http://www.fas.org/index.html
Topics covered include Arms Sales Monitoring, Biological Weapons, CyberStrategy, Intelligence Reform, Military Analysis, Monitoring Emerging Diseases, Nuclear Weapons, Secrecy and Government, and Space Policy. Site also has links to various Washington-based working groups.

Transparency International - http://www.transparency.org/
A non-governmental organisation dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing corruption.

Opensecrets.org - http://www.opensecrets.org/
The web site of the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit U.S. research group which tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Aimed at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government.

Government Accountability Project: Whistleblower Support - http://www.whistleblower.org/
Whistleblowing, governmental wrongdoing and official misconduct.

Center for Public Integrity - http://www.publicintegrity.org/
Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization in Washington, DC, that concentrates on ethics and public service issues.

Common Cause - http://www.commoncause.org
Citizens' lobbying group with 250,000 members nationwide devoted to making government more accountable and ethical at the national, state and local level. Widely regarded as the leading organization working for campaign finance reform.

Project on Government Oversight - http://www.pogo.org/
A non-partisan non-profit government watchdog whose mission is to investigate, expose, and remedy abuses of power, mismanagement, and government subservience to special interests by the federal government.

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse - http://trac.syr.edu/index.html
Uses the Freedom of Information Act to acquire data and trends information on the enforcement activities of the federal government including the FBI, IRS, Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Center for Governmental Studies - http://www.cgs.org/
Non-profit, non-partisan organization that studies and helps implement innovative approaches to improving social problems and the processes of self-government in the areas of political reform, media and civic participation, and sustainable communities.

Congressional Accountability Project - http://www.congressproject.org
Ralph Nader organization working against corruption in the US Congress by pushing for ethics violation investigations, increased transparency and other reforms.

The Memory Hole - http://thememoryhole.org/
Includes documents released under the US Freedom of Information Act that reveal government activities rarely reported by the mainstream media.

Big Brother - http://www.shire.net/big.brother/
Argues that government control has increased at the expense of individual liberties in the US and the world at large.

Government Purchasing Project - http://www.gpp.org
Dedicated to protecting the environment and human health through the effective use of purchasing power in addition to traditional advocacy. GPP works to encourage the government to use its immense purchasing power to promote safe, cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally-sound products.

ConfidentialWitness.org - http://www.confidentialwitness.org/
A confidential, secure and anonymous website to report knowledge of ethical or legal transgressions (e.g. corruption/bribery/extortion) by the government and/or judges. A project of Judicial Watch.

America's Survival, Inc. - http://www.usasurvival.org/
Mission is to expose and educate the American people about the influence of global institutions, including an International Criminal Court, on their lives. Run by Cliff Kincaid.

The Taxpayer Assets Project - http://www.tap.org/
Founded by Ralph Nader in 1988 to monitor the management and sale of government property.

Almanac of Policy Issues: Government Reform - http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/index.shtml
Background information and links on government reform issues, including campaign finance reform, term limits, devolution, government performance (GPRA), and regulatory reform.

Better Government Association - http://www.bettergov.org
Originally founded 75 years ago to fight the pernicious influence of Chicago's Capone mob. Today continues to investigate waste, fraud and corruption in politics and government.

Postal Watch - http://www.postalwatch.org/
A Virginia based not-for-profit organization formed to protect individuals and the small business community from intrusive and burdensome United States Postal Service regulations.

Center for Reform - http://www.uscfr.com/
Dedicated to educating and assisting the public in constructive citizenship, with a strong anti-government bent. Site features newsletters, reports, and essays on current issues.

Prime-Time Propaganda - http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/13/drugs/index.html
The Clinton Administration has admitted to paying the television networks to give the government editorial control of television shows. Not a joke.

Why Were Government Propaganda Experts Working On News At CNN? - http://www.fair.org/activism/cnn-psyops.html
Reports in the Dutch newspaper Trouw and France's Intelligence Newsletter have revealed that several officers from the US Army's 4th Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Group at Ft. Bragg worked in the news division at CNN's Atlanta headquarters last year, starting in the final days of the Kosovo War... A senior US official described OPD as a "vast psychological warfare operation of the kind the military conducts to influence a population in enemy territory."

USDOJ and Government Watch - http://www.dojgov.net
Breaking news and issues on constitutional abuse by the US Department of Justice, INS and other government agencies.

Argus - http://www.promethea.org/argus/
A resource dedicated to exposing corruption, civil rights violations, genocide, and other forms of political oppression around the world, by providing reviewed links to useful sources on abusive and dangerous authority.

The Problems of Not Having a TV in the UK. - http://www.marmalade.net/lime/
An example of how people who do not have televisions are treated by the British Television Licensing Authority.

Going Postal: An Inside Look at the USPS - http://www.angelfire.com/amiga/carluccienterprises/
A story of four years of hell as a US Post Office letter carrier.

The F.B.I (Fumbling Bumbling Idiots) - http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2191/FBI.htm
Alleges that the FBI has been responsible for a "vast array of criminal actions, incompetence and arrogance that has leaked from nearly every department."

AgainstAmerica - http://www.againstamerica.com
Forum for all people concerned discussing American imperialism, culture and injustice on the rest of the world

Public Governance and Management, OECD - http://www.oecd.org/governance/
Topics include regulatory reform, public sector budgeting and management, sustainable development, citizen participation in policymaking, and fighting corruption.

Ombudsmen To Promote Government Integrity - http://www.ombudsmen.org/
Non-profit tax deductible organization devoted to correcting corruption in government through educating the public and investigative work.

CIA Testing LSD on Citizens - http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/history/e1950/mkultra/Hearing05.htm
Stansfield Turner's testimony at 1977 Senate Hearing on the subject of this agency using Lysergic Acid on unwitting subjects.

How Congress Bypasses the People - http://www.sfbg.com/nader/131.html
Column using the Low Power FM issue to demonstrate how U.S. politicians maneuver against the public interest. By Ralph Nader.

The True Size of Government - http://govexec.com/features/0199/0199s1.htm
Article discusses the actual size of the United States Federal workforce.

Computerworld: Watching Washington - http://www.computerworld.com/washington/
News on government policies that affect information technology.

Surveillance Enabling - http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/29/surveillance/
Salon article supporting the view that U.S. agencies share with international policing community, what activists to watch out for, even when only misdemeanors occurred.

America for Sale? - http://members.tripod.com/usa_rights/
Site charges that "America and its laws are for sale to the highest bidder." Police, county, state, and government abuse stories and discussion.

Public Dialogue and Citizens' Bureaux in Sweden - http://www.statskontoret.se/gol-democracy/sweden.htm
Like many other industrialized countries, Sweden is entering into a new society where the emphasis is increasingly put on the importance of knowledge for development. This has created a new climate for public administration.

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	Federation of American Scientists - http://www.fas.org/index.html Topics covered include Arms Sales Monitoring, Biological Weapons, CyberStrategy, Intelligence Reform, Military Analysis, Monitoring Emerging Diseases, Nuclear Weapons, Secrecy and Government, and Space Policy. Site also has links to various Washington-based working groups.
	Transparency International - http://www.transparency.org/ A non-governmental organisation dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing corruption.
	Opensecrets.org - http://www.opensecrets.org/ The web site of the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit U.S. research group which tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Aimed at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government.
	Government Accountability Project: Whistleblower Support - http://www.whistleblower.org/ Whistleblowing, governmental wrongdoing and official misconduct.
	Center for Public Integrity - http://www.publicintegrity.org/ Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization in Washington, DC, that concentrates on ethics and public service issues.

	Common Cause - http://www.commoncause.org Citizens' lobbying group with 250,000 members nationwide devoted to making government more accountable and ethical at the national, state and local level. Widely regarded as the leading organization working for campaign finance reform.
	Project on Government Oversight - http://www.pogo.org/ A non-partisan non-profit government watchdog whose mission is to investigate, expose, and remedy abuses of power, mismanagement, and government subservience to special interests by the federal government.
	Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse - http://trac.syr.edu/index.html Uses the Freedom of Information Act to acquire data and trends information on the enforcement activities of the federal government including the FBI, IRS, Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
	Center for Governmental Studies - http://www.cgs.org/ Non-profit, non-partisan organization that studies and helps implement innovative approaches to improving social problems and the processes of self-government in the areas of political reform, media and civic participation, and sustainable communities.
	Congressional Accountability Project - http://www.congressproject.org Ralph Nader organization working against corruption in the US Congress by pushing for ethics violation investigations, increased transparency and other reforms.

	The Memory Hole - http://thememoryhole.org/ Includes documents released under the US Freedom of Information Act that reveal government activities rarely reported by the mainstream media.
	Big Brother - http://www.shire.net/big.brother/ Argues that government control has increased at the expense of individual liberties in the US and the world at large.
	Government Purchasing Project - http://www.gpp.org Dedicated to protecting the environment and human health through the effective use of purchasing power in addition to traditional advocacy. GPP works to encourage the government to use its immense purchasing power to promote safe, cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally-sound products.
	ConfidentialWitness.org - http://www.confidentialwitness.org/ A confidential, secure and anonymous website to report knowledge of ethical or legal transgressions (e.g. corruption/bribery/extortion) by the government and/or judges. A project of Judicial Watch.
	America's Survival, Inc. - http://www.usasurvival.org/ Mission is to expose and educate the American people about the influence of global institutions, including an International Criminal Court, on their lives. Run by Cliff Kincaid.

	The Taxpayer Assets Project - http://www.tap.org/ Founded by Ralph Nader in 1988 to monitor the management and sale of government property.
	Almanac of Policy Issues: Government Reform - http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/index.shtml Background information and links on government reform issues, including campaign finance reform, term limits, devolution, government performance (GPRA), and regulatory reform.
	Better Government Association - http://www.bettergov.org Originally founded 75 years ago to fight the pernicious influence of Chicago's Capone mob. Today continues to investigate waste, fraud and corruption in politics and government.
	Postal Watch - http://www.postalwatch.org/ A Virginia based not-for-profit organization formed to protect individuals and the small business community from intrusive and burdensome United States Postal Service regulations.
	Center for Reform - http://www.uscfr.com/ Dedicated to educating and assisting the public in constructive citizenship, with a strong anti-government bent. Site features newsletters, reports, and essays on current issues.

	Prime-Time Propaganda - http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/13/drugs/index.html The Clinton Administration has admitted to paying the television networks to give the government editorial control of television shows. Not a joke.
	Why Were Government Propaganda Experts Working On News At CNN? - http://www.fair.org/activism/cnn-psyops.html Reports in the Dutch newspaper Trouw and France's Intelligence Newsletter have revealed that several officers from the US Army's 4th Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Group at Ft. Bragg worked in the news division at CNN's Atlanta headquarters last year, starting in the final days of the Kosovo War... A senior US official described OPD as a "vast psychological warfare operation of the kind the military conducts to influence a population in enemy territory."
	USDOJ and Government Watch - http://www.dojgov.net Breaking news and issues on constitutional abuse by the US Department of Justice, INS and other government agencies.
	Argus - http://www.promethea.org/argus/ A resource dedicated to exposing corruption, civil rights violations, genocide, and other forms of political oppression around the world, by providing reviewed links to useful sources on abusive and dangerous authority.
	The Problems of Not Having a TV in the UK. - http://www.marmalade.net/lime/ An example of how people who do not have televisions are treated by the British Television Licensing Authority.

	Going Postal: An Inside Look at the USPS - http://www.angelfire.com/amiga/carluccienterprises/ A story of four years of hell as a US Post Office letter carrier.
	The F.B.I (Fumbling Bumbling Idiots) - http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2191/FBI.htm Alleges that the FBI has been responsible for a "vast array of criminal actions, incompetence and arrogance that has leaked from nearly every department."
	AgainstAmerica - http://www.againstamerica.com Forum for all people concerned discussing American imperialism, culture and injustice on the rest of the world
	Public Governance and Management, OECD - http://www.oecd.org/governance/ Topics include regulatory reform, public sector budgeting and management, sustainable development, citizen participation in policymaking, and fighting corruption.
	Ombudsmen To Promote Government Integrity - http://www.ombudsmen.org/ Non-profit tax deductible organization devoted to correcting corruption in government through educating the public and investigative work.

	CIA Testing LSD on Citizens - http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/history/e1950/mkultra/Hearing05.htm Stansfield Turner's testimony at 1977 Senate Hearing on the subject of this agency using Lysergic Acid on unwitting subjects.
	How Congress Bypasses the People - http://www.sfbg.com/nader/131.html Column using the Low Power FM issue to demonstrate how U.S. politicians maneuver against the public interest. By Ralph Nader.
	The True Size of Government - http://govexec.com/features/0199/0199s1.htm Article discusses the actual size of the United States Federal workforce.
	Computerworld: Watching Washington - http://www.computerworld.com/washington/ News on government policies that affect information technology.
	Surveillance Enabling - http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/29/surveillance/ Salon article supporting the view that U.S. agencies share with international policing community, what activists to watch out for, even when only misdemeanors occurred.

	America for Sale? - http://members.tripod.com/usa_rights/ Site charges that "America and its laws are for sale to the highest bidder." Police, county, state, and government abuse stories and discussion.
	Public Dialogue and Citizens' Bureaux in Sweden - http://www.statskontoret.se/gol-democracy/sweden.htm Like many other industrialized countries, Sweden is entering into a new society where the emphasis is increasingly put on the importance of knowledge for development. This has created a new climate for public administration.