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Getting Serious about Networked Grassroots Democracy

Craig Newmark | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Grassroots, Networked Activism, Digital Politics, Netroots, Netboots, Politics Interent, Home News
Craig Newmark

What happens after the election with the grassroots digitally connected network of millions of people that has grown up during the campaign? It's worth putting it in historical context and then proposing some serious short-term real stuff with implications for the future.

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Debbie Cook and Larry Kissell: Two Progressive Democrats for Congress

Erik Ose | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cafta, Jack Abramoff, Congress, Right Wing Republicans, Debbie Cook, Huntington Beach, ’08 Congressional Races, General Election, Online Fundraising, Offshore Oil Drilling, California, Blue America PAC, Dccc, Larry Kissell, 2008, Democratic National Convention Denver, Big Oil, Ca-46, Plant Closings, Donna Edwards, U.S. House of Representatives, Global Warming, North Carolina, Democratic Convention, Robin Hayes, Progressive Democrats, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Torture, Democratic National Convention, Sustainable Energy, Democrats, Al Wynn, Manufacturing Job Losses, Education, House Challengers, U.S. House, Orange County, Netroots, Republicans, Nc-08, Politics News
Erik Ose

These contests will help determine whether the party can hold off Republicans' attempts to seize back control of Congress, or add seats to the Democratic majority they gained in 2006.

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Memo to Netroots: Stop Tearing Down Obama's VP Shortlist

Erik Ose | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Vice President, Abortion, Evan Bayh, Democratic Nomination, Tim Kaine, General Election, Barack Obama 2008, Amanda Marcotte, OpenLeft Obama, 2008, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, Obama Vice President, Obama 2008, Netroots, John Edwards, Veepstakes, Obama Vp Pick, Evan Bayh Vice President, Obama VP, Evan Bayh VP, Democratic Convention, Obama's Vice President, Tom Ridge, Joe Biden Vp, Joe Biden Vice President, Joe Biden, Joe Biden Vp Pick, Politics News
Erik Ose

If the left is ever going to get serious about winning elections, we need to stop insisting on 100% ideological purity from our candidates. News flash: politics is about assembling winning coalitions.

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Women Tapping Technology

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Tracy Russo, Mark Pesce, Women's Issues, Social Networking, Iran and Women's Issues, Mobile Phones, The Personal Democracy Forum, Women and Technology, SaysMe.Tv, Women in Politics and Technology, Internet, Andrew Rasiej, Micah L. Sifry, Katrin Verclas, Netroots, Women and Politics, Lisa Eisenpresser, Iranwrites, mobileactive08, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

My focus at "Rebooting the System" was to learn how technology was impacting women's issues, the dissemination of information, and the role that women were playing in this arena.

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McCain's Internet Muscle Revealed In New Study

Attributor | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Web 2.0, Internet, Internet News, Barack Obama, Social Networking, Netroots, Web Journalism, John McCain, Campaign 2008, Politics News

Despite John McCain's self-described computer "illiteracy" and dearth of popularity among young voters, web tracking company Attributor recently revea...

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Netroots Nation 2008: Caucus Refugee

Katie Halper | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Yearly Kos, Blogosphere, Al Gore, Caucii, Markos Moulitsas, Bloggers, Msm, Fisa, Netroots, Bill O'Reilly Netroots, Youtube Politics, Al Gore Sweating, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Austin Texas, Bill O'Reilly Netroots Nazis, nn08, Netroots Nation, Bill O'Reilly, 236.Com, Politics News
Katie Halper

Watch me desperately search for my caucus, for my voice, for my representation. Why are the Netroots excluding me? Why are they so hateful towards me and my people?

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Media Darlings: The Maverick or The Chosen One?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Yorker, Greg Mitchell, Jordan, David Horsey, Straight Talk Express, Obama Cartoon, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Ted Johnson, Editor and Publisher, Obama, Wilshire, Barack Obama 2008, Politics, Wilshire and Washington, Netroots, Teresa Valdez Klein, Israel, Maegan Carberry, John McCain, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Do reporters like John McCain better? Can Captain Straight Talk Express even complain? And should Obama sidestep his rep as the Anointed One?

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HuffPost And GQ Throw Party At Netroots Nation (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post, GQ | Katharine Zaleski/Dan Duray | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Texas, Netroots, Photos, Austin, Gq, Jason Linkins, Mario Ruiz, GQ HuffPost Party, HuffPost GQ Party, Netroots Nation Ausin, Nico Pitney, Sam Stein, Katharine Zaleski, Roy Sekoff, Netroots Nation Parties, Politics News

Last Friday night HuffPost and GQ got together to provide some social lubrication outside the Austin convention center for all the bloggers, journalis...

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Gore Proves Global Warming by Sweating Profusely, and Nine Other Things I Learned at the Netroots Nation/KKK Gathering

Katie Halper | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Yearly Kos, Blogosphere, Al Gore, John McCain, John McCain Internets, Markos Moulitsas, Bloggers, Msm, Fisa, Netroots, Bill O'Reilly Netroots, Barack Obama, Youtube Politics, Al Gore Sweating, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Austin Texas, Bill O'Reilly Netroots Nazis, nn08, Netroots Nation, Bill O'Reilly, Barack Obama FISA, 236.Com, Politics News
Katie Halper

Contrary to popular belief, bloggers do have a sense of humor. The Netroots Nation gift bags included condoms.

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Coverage of 'Netroots' Confab Draws Protest

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media

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Greg Mitchell

It started innocently enough, with me huddled over a newspaper. A little more than a day later, the front-page article I was getting worked up about, would be pulled from the paper's Web site after a storm of protest. And I had at least a little something to do with it.

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Nancy Pelosi: "I'm Not Taking Up Any Climate Change Until We Have A Democratic President"

Grist | Kate Sheppard and David Roberts | Posted 07.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Al Gore, Al Gore's Challenge, Ask the Speaker, Al Gore Dar Speech, Nancy Pelosi, Netroots, Al Gore's Climate Challenge, Al Gore Speech, Green News

grist.org For House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), any action on climate change hinges on Barack Obama winning the White House this fall. Only the ...

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Al Gore "Crashes" Netroots

Jack Hidary | Posted 07.19.2008 | Green

Read More: WeCanSolveIt.Org, Netroots, Clean Energy, Al Gore Netroots, Pelosi Netroots, Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore Speech, Solar Tax Incentives, Melting Ice Caps, Alliance for Climate Protection, Global Warming, Green News
Jack Hidary

Pelosi's decision to share the stage with Gore is an interesting one. She clearly knew he was coming. But can Gore manage to stay out of the political arena as he skirts so close to it?

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Paul Krugman: Obama WILL Win -- and Then Media Will Crucify Him

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

Krugman predicte that "within three months of taking office, no, less than three months" the media would be out to get Obama, as much as they had at the high point of anti-Bill Clinton bashing.

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It's Time For America To Get Smart About Energy

Debbie Cook | Posted 07.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Netroots, Renewable Energy, Energy, Congress, Alternative Energy, 2008 Election, Peak Oil, Green News
Debbie Cook

More people are now moving past the denial stage and are beginning to consider intelligent responses to the env=ergy problems we will face in the coming decades.

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Netroots Summit Grapples with Bipartisan Attacks on Rule of Law

Ari Melber | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, George Bush, Netroots, Bush Administration, Netroots Nation, Politics News
Ari Melber

Attendees and bloggers at Netroots are disappointed with the emerging, bipartisan consensus in Washington that the lawlessness of the Bush era can largely go unpunished.

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Netroots Nation and My Campaign

Sherrie Matula | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sherrie Matula, Tom Delay, Texas House, Texas, Netroots, Netroots Nation, Politics News
Sherrie Matula

The netroots connections in Texas have elevated awareness of our campaign as one of the races to take back the Texas Legislature.

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MoveOn At Ten

The Nation | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Online Activism, Netroots, MoveOn Iraq, Moveon 10 Years, Moveon, MoveOn.Org, Politics News

Five years to the day after American forces began their campaign of "shock and awe" in Iraq, opponents of the war gathered in Washington. While some c...

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The United States of Money -- Tell Us What You Think

Alex Gibney | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Netroots, Abramoff, Jack Abramoff, Lobbyists, Movies, Entertainment News
Alex Gibney

The story of Jack Abramoff is an intriguing, stranger-than-fiction tale of Washington, D.C.'s tight knit world of members of Congress and the lobbyists who vie for their favor.

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Netroots Should Tend To The Net's Roots

Art Brodsky | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Netroots, Internet, Technology, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Netroots Nation, Media News
Art Brodsky

No discussion of the Internet should be complete without a discussion of preserving and protecting the online environment. The big telecom and cable companies want to control which data goes faster.

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Back-Talking Barack: The Influence of MyBO FISA Group & Netroots Nation

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karen North, New Yorker, Politics, Obama Newsweek Cover, Netroots, Ted Johnson, Obama, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein, Barack Obama, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

In this week's Wilshire & Washington show, Dr. Karen North stops by to talk about online engagement and how the user-made anti-FISA group on My.BarackObama.com is the way of the future.

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Are Progressives Making Too Big A Deal Out Of FISA?

Matthew Yglesias | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Surveillance Bill, Warrantless Wiretapping, Wiretapping, Netroots, Fisa, Warrantless Surveillance, Politics News

Scott wonders if people are making too big a deal out of FISA: While I understand there are dozens of real policy difference to disagree with Pre...

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Obama Web Site Protest Grows

Bob Ostertag | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mybo, Fisa, Politics News, Surveillance, Obama FISA, Netroots, Barack Obama, Networked Activism, Blog, Spying, Politics News
Bob Ostertag

Online protest has continued to grow against Obama's decision to support legislation granting legal immunity to telecom companies that cooperated with the Bush's program of wiretapping without warrants.

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Surveillance Protest Group Now Tops Obama Website

Ari Melber | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mybo, Obama FISA, Barack Obama, Blog, Networked Activism, Netroots, Surveillance, Spying, Fisa, Politics News
Ari Melber

In many Democratic presidential campaigns, this is precisely the time when the base is ignored. Obama's base activists, however, are still getting heard.

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Obama Needs to Play Offense on the Supreme Court

Doug Kendall | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Netroots, Guantanamo, Supreme Court, Gun Control, John McCain, Child Rape, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Exxon Valdez, Politics News
Doug Kendall

The Obama campaign has promised to play offense this fall. On the Supreme Court, they need to step up to the plate.

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Barack Obama's Vice President Will Be...

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

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Chris Kelly

Obama just needs a running mate who's old, Hispanic, southern, female and enjoys state-sponsored violence, especially war.

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