The Dekleptocracy Journal
A trade journal for transparency activism — investigative reporting where it's most needed and least sustained.
Recent investigations
American Princelings
October 23, 2026
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Follow the Diesel Bill All the Way to Washington
Campaigning hyper-locally with transparency is the most effective way to fight corruption in Washington
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Have Grenell and Rubio Turned the Kennedy Center into a Pay-to-Play Hub?
This is about WAY more than gossip about Habba’s husband
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October 16, 2026
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The Iran War is Costing Your Community
When our government leaders don’t enforce the law, it costs you money.
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American Princelings
October 9, 2026
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This edition covers two weeks. We missed last Friday and the grift did not.
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Texas Oilmen Are Buying a Racist Regulator
The racist posts of the Republican nominee for Texas oil and gas regulator have drawn national outrage. Spare some outrage for his donor list.
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The Dekleptocracy Journal began as the Alliance's organization blog. It has grown into something the field has been missing — a trade journal for transparency activism, where investigative reporters and OSINT researchers publish work focused on the specific nodes of authoritarian power where transparency causes the most disruption.
Editorially, the Journal goes where investigative reporting is most needed and least sustained: global authoritarian networks, the financial enablers, and the corporate and legal infrastructure that holds those networks together. Every investigation is paired with a graph database explorer that lets readers trace the connections themselves.
Multiple writers and investigators contribute, most of whom must remain anonymous for reasons of safety, employment, or operational security. Protecting contributors is non-negotiable.
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Every investigation is paired with an interactive graph database that lets you pull on the threads yourself — mapping the money, the entities, and the people behind them using public documents.