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RedditIn addition to the Web sites of established media such as the Times-Picayune and the talk radio station WWL 870 AM/FM 105.3, online media include the city's alternative paper, Gambit Weekly, and the web-only www.neworleans.indymedia.org, which also features audio programming.
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Netroots Nation Diggs Pelosi, Tubes Obama
Ari Melber: Every major Democratic player came to Texas to engage with online activists who have been key to their success. So why do netroots continue to be cast as angry and estranged?
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The Color Line Online
Amy Alexander: Minority journalists are discovering new opportunities--and the same old barriers--online.
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MoveOn at Ten
Christopher Hayes: It's given voice to a new silent majority--and made a few enemies. Now what?
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Raging Against Rising Internet Repression
Antony Loewenstein: More than 200 bloggers, human rights activists, writers, journalists, hackers and IT experts have joined the fight against censorship on the web.
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Democracy on the Net
Katrina vanden Heuvel: An online guide to organizations working to build a more perfect union.
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Movin' On Down
Patricia J. Williams: Loan-sharking has resurged with global force, cutting across class, race and regions: we're all in the ghetto now.
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Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam's Cyber Force Wants You!
William J. Astore: Part of the Air Force's new "above all" vision of full-spectrum dominance, America's emerging cyber force has control fantasies that would impress George Orwell.
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The Charter School Flood
Michael Tisserand: Drastic changes in the educational system are leaving New Orleans's public schools behind.
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The Katrina Factor
Michael Tisserand: There's little evidence so far that Democrats will push for reconstruction in New Orleans.
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Linking to New Orleans
Michael Tisserand: As New Orleans rebuilds, so does its Internet community. Here's a list of the Big Easy's liveliest sites.
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Don't Mourn, Link
Michael Tisserand: After the storm hit, the Internet was one of the few reliable sources of information for New Orleans. A year later, it remains a critical tool for citizens' participation in their city's reconstruction.
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Bush's New Storm
Michael Tisserand: The Bush Administration failed to protect New Orleans and has yet to rescue its displaced citizens. We need an independent investigation to force accountability.
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Beyond Shelters
Michael Tisserand: Advocacy groups like ACORN want New Orleanians to play a role in the rebuilding of the community they had to leave. The biggest issue so far: getting refugees of the storm back home.
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Living Like a Refugee
Michael Tisserand: Not since the days of the Dust Bowl has America seen such a massive migration of refugees. Who becomes one of this tribe is a matter of race and class.
Most activist groups and civic organizations have a web presence, including the Common Ground Collective and the Common Ground Health Clinic, and Levees.org. Several post-Katrina web sites launched after the flood to offer extensive news clearinghouses, information for activists, and original research and reporting. These include the Katrina Information Network, LeveesNotWar, and the Institute for Southern Studies' www.reconstructionwatch.org.
National blogs with regular post-Katrina commentary include Harry Shearer on the "Huffington Post" and the After the Levees section on Joshua Marshall's "TPMCafe." The roster of independent bloggers in New Orleans is continually changing. The most comprehensive list is currently posted at thinknola.com/wiki/List_of_New_Orleans_bloggers.
Most bloggers offer political commentary, on-the-ground reports of life in New Orleans, and links to other bloggers. The most insightful include "Your Right Hand Thief," "People Get Ready," "Suspect Device," "The American Zombie," "The G Bitch Spot," "Gentilly Girl," "Library Chronicles," "Suspect Device" and "Ashley Morris."
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