Baratunde Thurston

Tweeting Behind Your Back: What You Can't See Might Hurt You

Catherine Ventura | Posted 12.02.2009 | Technology


Catherine Ventura

While public "conversation" and the creation of online community around a presentation can add value, many people feel that projecting a Twitterstream behind a speaker is distracting and just downright rude.

Let's Talk About Race: With Baratunde and Cenk (Part 3)

Baratunde Thurston | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


Baratunde Thurston

People of color have carried most of the burden of racial dialogue and fights for justice, but that's the way it is.

Let's Talk About Race, Baby!

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

Baratunde Thurston and I appeared on MSNBC together to talk about the infamous chimp cartoon. Since then, we have been having the national conversation about race that Eric Holder wanted us to.

Can Netroots Entertainers Galvanize Youth Vote?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 11.01.2008 | Media


Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

If the financial market doesn't implode first, the media may just explode in anticipation of the VP debate. Are expectations so low at this point that Sarah Palin wins just by showing up and sounding intelligent?

What Is Wal-Mart So Afraid Of? Four Words: Employee Free Choice Act

Robert Greenwald | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics


Robert Greenwald

The Employee Free Choice Act is a vital piece of legislation that, if passed, will go a long way toward restoring the middle class in our country.