Transparency and Open Government




We The People Podcasts show

Summary: Thomas E. Mills, Acting Deputy Archivist of the United States, joins The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Bill Marimow for a conversation about issues of government transparency, state secrets, classification and access to government documents and information. How transparent should government be? Can there be limits in our democracy on citizens’ right to information? Is access to information a right? What can citizens do to make the government more open with its information and resources? Program recorded on 5/3/11. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org