Internet and New Media

Digby Speaks: The Netroots Revolution Digby Speaks: The Netroots Revolution

The pseudonymous Southern California blogger accepts the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award on behalf of progressive bloggers everywhere--and invites the nation to join the pa...

Jun 20, 2007 / Digby

A Moratorium Wired to Stop the War A Moratorium Wired to Stop the War

A new Iraq Moratorium effort will leverage grassroots and online activism.

Jun 18, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Politics Watchdog Follows the Money Online Politics Watchdog Follows the Money Online

MAPlight.org, a Berkeley-based online watchdog, is breaking ground by using technology to track how political contributions shape legislation.

Jun 11, 2007 / Feature / Joan Hamilton

The Iraq Information Crackdown The Iraq Information Crackdown

The Iraqi government bans news footage of street carnage and the Pentagon blocks soldiers' access to YouTube and MySpace. Can we assume from this that the surge is going badly?

May 16, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Broadband Redlining Targets Rural America Broadband Redlining Targets Rural America

Will rural America become roadkill on the information superhighway?

May 14, 2007 / Feature / Steve Early

The Politics of Pundit Prestige… The Politics of Pundit Prestige…

Media bigwigs are taking a beating as bloggers challenge their accuracy, integrity and transparency.

Apr 5, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman

Making Blogging Pay Making Blogging Pay

As bloggers gain strength as the political voice of the left, how can they compete with well-funded mainstream media?

Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Beccah Golubock Watson

The War Against Google The War Against Google

Viacom, NBC and NewsCorp./Fox are waging war against Google in a high-stakes scramble to cash in on the unmined riches of the Internet. At what cost to us?

Mar 23, 2007 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester

The Revolution Will Be You-Tubed The Revolution Will Be You-Tubed

Antiwar activists are using the video-sharing site to reach new audiences and counter mainstream media bias.

Mar 21, 2007 / Feature / Wes Enzinna

In Russia’s Blogosphere, Anything Goes In Russia’s Blogosphere, Anything Goes

Russian blogs are flourishing as alternative media and launchpads for an emerging civil society, but corruption and government manipulation are flourishing as well.

Feb 22, 2007 / Feature / Anna G. Arutunyan

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