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Campaigning in the Networked World

Mike Bonifer | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Mike Bonifer

Barack Obama continues to demonstrate that he and his team have the chops to relieve the U.S. government of its inflexible and outmoded Industrial Age mindset.

Hillary Has Narrow 30,657 Lead In The Popular Vote

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics


Blake Fleetwood

Michigan and Florida should re-vote and allow no campaigning. No Television. No Radio. No ads. Maybe one more debate. This would be a novel experiment in how to take the money out of politics.

Electoral Obesity

David Sax | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics


David Sax

Like the much-maligned American diet currently testing the candidates, Americans are gorging themselves on tremendous amounts of cheap democracy.

Confessions Don't Change Much

Carol Hoenig | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics


Carol Hoenig

In their recently published books, two authors claim responsibility for where we are politically as a country. Stephen Marks and Frank Schaeffer didn'...

How Weird is this Wall Street Journal Story?

Eric Alterman | Posted 11.26.2007 | Media


Eric Alterman

How are we expected to evaluate the story when the very first sentence in the piece puts one over on us?

Fit For Office?

New York Times | JODI KANTOR | Posted 11.24.2007 | Politics


Running for president is like entering a competitive eating contest and a beauty pageant all at once. Candidates are expected to eat local specialties...

Yes, We Can Stop the Nastiness

Linda Seger | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics


Linda Seger

When did such nastiness enter politics? Of course, we can find many periods in history where politics took the low road.

The Narrative Narrative

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.18.2007 | Media


Marty Kaplan

In the postmodern funhouse that imprisons prestige media, the job isn't to cover events, but rather to reveal their theatricality; the trick isn't to find truth, but to disclose "framing."

If I Had a Beer With...

Jim Derych | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics


Jim Derych

No one has asked the single most important question of any presidential race -- Would I have a beer with this person?

The Fall and Rise of American Liberalism

Eric Alterman | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics


Eric Alterman

Do Democrats fear the President's 25 percent approval ratings? He stands revealed to hawk and dove alike, grossly incompetent at home and abroad. He f...

The Suicide Strategy (Not)

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

What a difference a poll makes. Say ta-ta to triangulation, Hillary. Scrap that pox-on-boomer-era culture wars, Barack.

It's Not the Candidates Who Are in a Pitched Battle, It's the Media

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.06.2007 | Media


Tom Alderman

Just what do these debates really show us -- thoughtful answers to very complex problems? No. Thirty seconds to explain a major healthcare initiative? No. Who's got the best sound bite? Yes.

Where is the Democrats Cherry Tree?

James Mulvaney | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics


James Mulvaney

I'm not even sure I want to hear a promise that, "If elected, I won't lie." Just please say that lying is bad.

Politicians Listen Up: The Right Plastic Surgery Can Equal More Votes

Dr. Andrew Jacono | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics


Dr. Andrew Jacono

When performed properly, the politician will look refreshed and energetic, not plasticized and artificial.

Bill Richardson's Lonely Yellow Dog (video)

Shelby Highsmith | Posted 10.11.2007 | Home


Shelby Highsmith

After visiting with the Georgia Tech Young Dems, Bill Richardson stopped for lunch at the Varsity in Atlanta. However, the greasy food wasn't the only thing causing his campaign heartburn.

Top Down

Bob Franken | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics


Bob Franken

While it is true that leading the pack can create a perception of inevitable victory it also means that everyone else in the race paints a target on your back as they run against you.

Lessons in Propaganda: What Our Politicians Learned from Business

Charles H. Green | Posted 10.08.2007 | Business


Charles H. Green

The problem in business and politics is identical. Both have become all about competition and winning -- not about consumers and voters.

Hey Brother, Can You Spare a Billion?

Tom Gerdy | Posted 09.28.2007 | Entertainment


Tom Gerdy

If Dancing With The Stars can draw an audience, so should Let's Dump A Politician.

Rudy, the Tough Guy Pitch

Tom Alderman | Posted 09.13.2007 | Politics


Tom Alderman

Rudy recently worked an Iowa cornfield in a starched shirt and tie, suggesting a Nixon walk-on-the-beach in wing-tips moment. He's got to watch that. Tough guys need to lighten up once-and-a-while.


 

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