Where Is That Online-Powered "Movement" Now?
What went hand in hand with the technology that helped elect Barack Obama was a resolute and unyielding focus on good-old-fashioned political organizing. What's missing now is the organizing leadership.
What went hand in hand with the technology that helped elect Barack Obama was a resolute and unyielding focus on good-old-fashioned political organizing. What's missing now is the organizing leadership.
The Hill | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics
The Obama campaign's website was repeatedly hacked during the 2008 campaign, the President revealed today. ...
Ari Melber | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics
Two top organizers behind Barack Obama's campaign huddled with political techies on Wednesday, discussing the future of the Obama movement at a Harvard summit on web politics.
Ari Melber | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics
Obama's team wants everyone to know -- this massive list of energized activists is the biggest stick Obama will carry in Washington.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media
Tech advances -- and the new media they've made possible -- have had a game-changing effect on the political world. To explore this brave new world of broadband politics and political coverage, HuffPost is hosting a discussion during the Democratic National Convention.
Ari Melber | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics
Three years ago, web activists were undeniable outcasts in Democratic politics and no bar outside of Berkeley could spell "netroots." Now, the movement has an open line to every player in the party.
Ari Melber | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
Though they Obama/FISA protest group now has one objective (urging Obama to change his vote), by increasing its membership, mission and ambition, it has the makings of a broader successful net movement.
Bob Ostertag | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics
Online protest has continued to grow against Obama's decision to support legislation granting legal immunity to telecom companies that cooperated with the Bush's program of wiretapping without warrants.
Dawn Teo | Posted 07.11.2008 | Home
This group should work to defeat the FISA bill by pressuring enough senators to make sure it fails to pass. Instead, a great number of them are targeting Obama and so shooting themselves in the foot.
Ari Melber | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
In many Democratic presidential campaigns, this is precisely the time when the base is ignored. Obama's base activists, however, are still getting heard.
Ari Melber | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama tapped his sizeable grassroots network on Saturday, coordinating over 4,000 "Unite for Change" meetups across the country through the cam...
Chris Hughes | Posted 09.21.2009 | Technology