Networked Activism

The Permanent Town Hall: Why a President Needs to Know the Internet

Craig Newmark | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Craig Newmark

The Internet technology isn't required to stay in touch, it's just the only way if your community numbers in the hundreds of millions.

Obama Web Site Protest Grows

Bob Ostertag | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Bob Ostertag

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.

Surveillance Protest Group Now Tops Obama Website

Ari Melber | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

In many Democratic presidential campaigns, this is precisely the time when the base is ignored. Obama's base activists, however, are still getting heard.