Socialism - An economic system that emphasizes the partial ownership or restrictive control of industry and the economy by the government.

Authority - Legitimate power vested in a person or entity. The government exercises power with authority given by the consent of the people, though a military force can suppress public freedoms and seize authority by the use of force.

Sunshine In Government Initiative - a coalition of media groups that promotes policies for a more accessible, accountable, and open government.

Project On Government Oversight - investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more accountable federal government.

The Cato Institute - seeks to broaden the public policy debate to allow for the consideration of the principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace. 

Amnesty International: 2007 Human Rights Report

Freedom House: "The Worst of the Worst" - The World's Most Repressive Societies

Freedom House:
Map of Freedom

United Nations Human Rights: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights