Matt Stoller

Does Astroturf Ever Die?

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


Timothy Karr

These fake grassroots groups have scored some amazing successes. Working together with lobbyists and a pack of sputtering media pundits, they've bullied Washington's timid leadership.

Progressive Blogger Matt Stoller Takes Job In Congress

Open Left | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


(I wanted more people to see this, and not just because I am running errands today and won't be able to blog until later. Best wishes to Matt, who for...

Right-Wing Bloggers Leave Their Stain On The Campaign

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.01.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Last week was a perfect example of how the conservative blogosphere's leading lights have been demoted to ridicule, simply because their efforts have become so thoroughly laughable.

Fox News Suffers Another Debate Snub; Bloggers Take A Bow

Eric Boehlert | Posted 09.13.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Fox News has been taken down several notches, and the demotions can be traced back to the blogger-led debate boycott from 2007 and the repercussions it set off.

Meet the Bloggers: Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

ZP Heller | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics


ZP Heller

When it comes to the Iraq war, the question is no longer whether the U.S. should end it, but how.  On yesterday's Meet the Bloggers, special guest Darcy Burner made the case for A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, which she co-authored earlier this year. 

Harry Reid Knows How to End the Energy Crisis

ZP Heller | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


ZP Heller

2008-07-28-cenkreid.jpgReid emphasized the need to cut off government subsidies for oil companies in this week's Meet the Bloggers.

Netroots Activist: Obama Win Would Be Victory For "Centrist Government"

Washington Post | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama put himself on the opposite side of his party's leadership in the Senate yesterday by reversing course ...

Matt Stoller: Money Laundering Operation At Heart Of Democratic Party

OpenLeft | Matt Stoller | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics


Every week or two I read another article in Roll Call, the Hill or the Politico on the increasing clout of the Blue Dog caucus. Today's came out in R...

Sam Stein

Edwards Campaign Accidentally Pushed False Obama Quote To Media

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Early Thursday afternoon a quote attributed to Sen. Barack Obama applauding the political dexterity of Ronald Reagan appeared on CBS News' website. Th...