Back Talk: Graham Parker
Christine Smallwood
A conversation with the author of Fair Use: Notes From Spam about spam, scambaiters and language games.
2009
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The Silence of MoveOn
Tom Hayden : Afghanistan
MoveOn, once the most powerful grassroots peace organization, has rendered its members voiceless on the expanding wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. And that silence sends a message.
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The President's Never-Ending Virtual Town Hall
Ari Melber : Barack Obama
President Obama cracked the White House door for citizens on Thursday, and some of their questions were still bubbling up long after the first virtual town hall ended.
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Social Movements 2.0
Brendan Smith, Tim Costello & Jeremy Brecher
The tension around the pros and cons of online organizing has spurred a healthy debate in the social movement community.
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Obama for America 2.0?
Ari Melber : Barack Obama Administration
Barack Obama has mobilized the most connected national constituency in history. But can he use it to govern?
2008
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YouTubing the Election
Ari Melber : Presidential Election 2008
In America's first Web-driven election, campaign videos made by ordinary people--not campaigns or the news media--grabbed most of the attention
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The Idiocrats
Alexander Provan : The Short of It
Why do Internet boosters continue to confuse social networking with art?
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This Election's In Your Hands
Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman : Presidential Election 2008
The only one way Tuesday's vote will be protected is if citizens show up at the polls with cameras, note pads, cell phones and lawyers.
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Web Puts Dog-Whistle Politics on a Leash
Ari Melber : Presidential Election 2008
Self-appointed Internet cops are forcing accountability for the dirtiest tricks in politics.
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It's Sliming Time (Again)
Eric Alterman : Presidential Election 2008
Politics ain't beanbag, but the thuggishness of McCain and Palin and their conservative media enablers have infected our political discourse.
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Net Backlash Hinders Bailout
With a surge of angry e-mail that sent Congressional servers into meltdown, taxpayers stormed their way into the bailout debate.
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Netroots Nation Diggs Pelosi, Tubes Obama
Ari Melber : Presidential Election 2008
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
Minority journalists are discovering new opportunities--and the same old barriers--online.
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MoveOn at Ten
Christopher Hayes : Activism & Organizing
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 : Civil Rights & Liberties
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 : Voters & Voting
An online guide to organizations working to build a more perfect union.
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Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam's Cyber Force Wants You!
William J. Astore : US Military
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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