I agree w/ Bels, Kevin. This is a brilliant and essential article. Hopefully AG Garland will take to heart what he was saying in the YouTube clip. Democracy is only possible when governments communicate honestly with the public. Anything that derails this process is effectively set up to allow governments to lie with impunity. Every government should become aware of and supportively engaged in #SDG16 which is the Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 adopted by 193 nations in 2015 that is about de-corrupting dysfunctional institutional culture in order that healthy institutions may advance equal justice for all. https://sdgs.un.org/goals. The first thing that is essential is to end the malicious prosecution and false imprisonment of Julian Assange.
Wonderful article Kevin...FOI requests are all too often not accepted or files heavily redacted..transparency must be built into all institutions to make accountability happen. Elected leaders and institutions should have very little to hide if they were acting well on our behalf. Our systems need to be redesigned to bring transparency to all officials work and all actions to light, permanently and no longer allowing everything important to always be done behind closed doors.
And often they lie and obstuficate to protect corporations. FOI is essential to a Constitutional Republic.
Without it there is a slippery slope to the dissolution of government by the rebels that masquerade as our U.S. Representatives as well as the Executive Branch.
Thank you Kevin for this excellent article. Truth is hard to find these days and the silencing of Julian Assange has as predicted become the silencing of all of our voices. Never thought it would happen with such speed. Your work is more crucial than ever.
I agree w/ Bels, Kevin. This is a brilliant and essential article. Hopefully AG Garland will take to heart what he was saying in the YouTube clip. Democracy is only possible when governments communicate honestly with the public. Anything that derails this process is effectively set up to allow governments to lie with impunity. Every government should become aware of and supportively engaged in #SDG16 which is the Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 adopted by 193 nations in 2015 that is about de-corrupting dysfunctional institutional culture in order that healthy institutions may advance equal justice for all. https://sdgs.un.org/goals. The first thing that is essential is to end the malicious prosecution and false imprisonment of Julian Assange.
Thank you, Alan. Let's free Assange and fix FOIA.
Wonderful article Kevin...FOI requests are all too often not accepted or files heavily redacted..transparency must be built into all institutions to make accountability happen. Elected leaders and institutions should have very little to hide if they were acting well on our behalf. Our systems need to be redesigned to bring transparency to all officials work and all actions to light, permanently and no longer allowing everything important to always be done behind closed doors.
Thanks for reading, Bels!
And often they lie and obstuficate to protect corporations. FOI is essential to a Constitutional Republic.
Without it there is a slippery slope to the dissolution of government by the rebels that masquerade as our U.S. Representatives as well as the Executive Branch.
Thank you Kevin for this excellent article. Truth is hard to find these days and the silencing of Julian Assange has as predicted become the silencing of all of our voices. Never thought it would happen with such speed. Your work is more crucial than ever.
Thanks Liane
Oh, and by all means, Free Julian Assange