Does Astroturf Ever Die?
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.
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.
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...
Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.01.2008 | Media
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.
Eric Boehlert | Posted 09.13.2008 | Media
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.
ZP Heller | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics
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.
ZP Heller | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics
Reid emphasized the need to cut off government subsidies for oil companies in this week's Meet the Bloggers.
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 ...
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...
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...
Timothy Karr | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media