Today, the Washington Post published a wonderful profile of Free Press' policy director Ben Scott.

I take issue with the insinuation that Free Press somehow isn't truly populist because Google happens to agree with us on Net Neutrality. It's not like they (or any other corporation) are funding our efforts.

But I digress. By far the most interesting tidbit in the piece is the mention of lobbying expenditures.

In case you missed it, here are the figures the article mentions, in graphical form:

Now I admit Free Press isn't the only organization fighting for Net Neutrality, but Net Neutrality also isn't the only issue we work on. And yet, despite being outspent by a HUGE margin, we've managed to scare Comcast into working with (instead of against) BitTorrent and have gotten the FCC to take internet traffic discrimination very seriously.

I think you'd be hard pressed to find another grassroots+lobbying organization that makes your dollar go further. So, without shame, I encourage you to please make a donation today!