shouting loudly

It’s Michele Bachmann season in the political blogosphere.  A new poll shows her sharing the lead with Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses.  James Fallows points out that she’s taking steps in her latest round of media interviews to prove she’s a serious candidate.  Markos Moulitsas has a post up titled “Why Michele Bachmann Will [...]

Last night was the kickoff of the Rebuild The Dream movement.  Spearheaded by Van Jones, Natalie Foster, and Billy Wimsatt, Rebuild The Dream is designed to be a progressive “meta-brand” —  a counterweight to the Tea Party movement, that helps unite a variety of progressive causes under a shared banner.  The kickoff went well, and [...]

There are a lot of different ways for advocacy groups to use their e-mail lists.  They can mobilize. They can fundraise. They can educate or persuade. They can request feedback or user-generated content submissions. They can announce upcoming events.  Last year, I conducted a study of netroots and legacy organizations on the left, and found [...]

One of the runaway highlights of this year’s Personal Democracy Forum was Jim Gilliam’s talk “The Internet Is My Religion.” I’ve known Jim for a few years, but never known his full story.  The talk is moving and powerful and thought-provoking.  Click the link above and watch it. Kudos to Micah Sifry and Andrew Rasiej [...]