Josh Lawson

15 points

Durham, NC

Josh has worked in both the private and public sectors handling political affairs and messaging. Josh holds a BA from UCLA, an MPS in Political Management from GWU, and is currently attending UNC School of Law. Originally from Los Angeles, Josh and his wife now live in Durham, NC.

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A list of companies and which candidates they support

Patching democracy with open data

America held its first billion-dollar political race in 2008 – DVR use soared (no surprise there). A new lineup of over-produced ads and under-researched hit pieces have yet…

Jeremy Allison and Terri Molini on Open Source for America and change in Washington

Jeremy Allison of Google and Terri Molini of Initmarketing, both presenting on behalf of Open Source for America (OSFA), joined us for the first Open Your World Forum. OSFA is…

Open Economics: Inspiring confidence through transparency

Market confidence is a valuable commodity in tough economic times. And governments will try just about anything to inspire some. Recapitalization--bailouts--for struggling…

Graham Taylor and Karsten Gerloff on free software/open source in Europe

Graham Taylor of OpenForum Europe (OFE) and Karsten Gerloff of Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) cite standardization policy as the principal battleground for free…

Report Card on Federal Openness

Open Source for America (OSFA) has announced a report card scoring the openness of federal agencies and departments! Today marks the six-month anniversary of the Obama…

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jlawson

27 Jul 2010

Patching democracy with open data

View or read the transcript from President Obama's Rose Garden address: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/07/26/president-obama-citizens-united-imagine-power-will-give-special-interests-over-polit