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Archivists of tragedy: Excavating the mystery of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple

Nearly 40 years ago, more than 900 people died in a commune called Jonestown. Poring over thousands of documents, letters, and audiotapes, a husband-and-wife team try to understand why.

On May 8, 2016 by Rick Paulas

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Inside one transparency activist’s multi-year quest to crack the NSA’s CryptoKids

'You can get answers, but it's all about refusing to back down.'

On Apr 10, 2016 by Aaron Sankin

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Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland has strong record on government transparency

The Chicago-born Garland is a veteran of the second-most important court in the country.

On Mar 23, 2016 by Amrita Khalid

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Top U.S. lawmakers investigating whether powerful DOJ office skirted transparency laws

Top lawmakers are concerned that the Obama administration is trying to avoid transparency.

On Mar 14, 2016 by Eric Geller

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Can you tell which Bill Clinton and Tony Blair transcriptions are actually real?

On holding bananas and punching hams.

On Jan 8, 2016 by Aaron Sankin

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Petition urges Supreme Court to force DHS to reveal cellphone killswitch plan

EPIC first asked for documents in 2011.

On Aug 15, 2015 by Kate Conger

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The sad state of FOIA: How the U.S. fails at transparency

Sunlight can't be the best disinfectant if the government is a black box.

On Jun 4, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

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Your complete guide to the 5 cybersecurity bills in Congress

What's the difference between CISA and CISPA? Here's what you need to know—and a whole lot more.

On Apr 24, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Senate cybersecurity bill would deal a major blow to transparency

Bill would exempt info shared with government by businesses from FOIA requirements.

On Apr 22, 2015 by Eric Geller

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The National Guard referred to Ferguson protesters as ‘enemy forces,’ emails show

The military refers to Ferguson protestors as 'enemy forces' and 'adversaries' in internal briefing emails.

On Apr 17, 2015 by JC Sevcik

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Obama administration kills transparency rules for key White House office

New rule limits citizens' access to White House emails, records.

On Mar 17, 2015 by Tim Sampson

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Meet the big-data startup revamping FOIA requests

Harnessing big data to make justice available to everyone.

On Mar 12, 2015 by Dylan Love

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Hillary Clinton ran her own server for her email account

A private server comes with its advantages.

On Mar 4, 2015 by Eric Geller

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The strangest document on the CIA’s FOIA site

The CIA has released hundreds of declassified documents to its Freedom of Information Act site. But one is not like the rest.

On Oct 3, 2014 by Jonathan Brown

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The Department of Homeland Security needs its own Edward Snowden

There’s a lot we don’t know about the largest law enforcement agency in the country. And that’s a problem.  

On Jul 23, 2014 by Aaron Sankin