YouTubing the Election
Ari Melber : Presidential Election 2008
In America's first Web-driven election, campaign videos made by ordinary people--not campaigns or the news media--grabbed most of the attention
2008
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The Idiocrats
Alexander Provan : The Short of It
Why do Internet boosters continue to confuse social networking with art?
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This Election's In Your Hands
Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman : Presidential Election 2008
The only one way Tuesday's vote will be protected is if citizens show up at the polls with cameras, note pads, cell phones and lawyers.
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Web Puts Dog-Whistle Politics on a Leash
Ari Melber : Presidential Election 2008
Self-appointed Internet cops are forcing accountability for the dirtiest tricks in politics.
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It's Sliming Time (Again)
Eric Alterman : Presidential Election 2008
Politics ain't beanbag, but the thuggishness of McCain and Palin and their conservative media enablers have infected our political discourse.
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Net Backlash Hinders Bailout
Ari Melber : U.S. Economy
With a surge of angry e-mail that sent Congressional servers into meltdown, taxpayers stormed their way into the bailout debate.
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Netroots Nation Diggs Pelosi, Tubes Obama
Ari Melber : Presidential Election 2008
Every major Democratic player came to Texas to engage with online activists who have been key to their success. So why do netroots continue to be cast as angry and estranged?
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The Color Line Online
Amy Alexander
Minority journalists are discovering new opportunities--and the same old barriers--online.
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MoveOn at Ten
Christopher Hayes : Activism & Organizing
It's given voice to a new silent majority--and made a few enemies. Now what?
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Raging Against Rising Internet Repression
Antony Loewenstein : Civil Rights & Liberties
More than 200 bloggers, human rights activists, writers, journalists, hackers and IT experts have joined the fight against censorship on the web.
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Democracy on the Net
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Voters & Voting
An online guide to organizations working to build a more perfect union.
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Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam's Cyber Force Wants You!
William J. Astore : US Military
Part of the Air Force's new "above all" vision of full-spectrum dominance, America's emerging cyber force has control fantasies that would impress George Orwell.
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Progressive Internet Entrepreneurs
Jeffrey Chester : Media Activism
As corporate giants and venture capitalists race to monetize cyberspace, progressives need to step up and become players in the global media game. Here's how they can do it.
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Playing Games
Stephen Totilo : Arts, Culture, & Entertainment
Are virtual-world video games just another plaything or a new frontier with vast potential to upend social norms?
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Seeking Superdelegates
Ari Melber : Politics
Online activists are shining much-needed light on superdelegates, revealing who they are and how they'll vote--and asking why we need them.
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YouTube for Smart People
Ari Melber : Journalists & Journalism
Big Think seeks to smarten up the Internet by getting up close and intellectual with the most creative thinkers alive.
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The Fake Prince of Facebook
Laila Lalami : Morocco
When a young Moroccan computer engineer created a fake Facebook profile for the Crown Prince of Morocco, the result was jail, torture and a very uncertain future.
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Obama's Wide Net
Ari Melber : Barack Obama
His web-driven, self-starting activism could be the key to getting his message out--and bringing young voters to the polls on Super Tuesday.
2007
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Writers of the World Unite
Striking members of the Writers Guild of America are bringing the labor movement something it hasn't had for a long time: an audience.
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About Facebook
As the old concept of privacy fades and a new one arises online, what is being lost?
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It's Our Web
Stop corporate robots from taking over the Web. Freespeech.org explains how relentless marketing and data-mining puts your privacy in peril.
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Students for a Free Pakistan
Jayati Vora : Student Movements
Putting blogs, cellphones and text messages to work, Pakistani students around the world are rallying against Musharraf's martial law.
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WGA: Picket and Click It
Christopher Lisotta : Activism & Organizing
As the strike continues, Writers Guild members have turned the Internet into an organizing tool.
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The New Right-Wing Smear Machine
Christopher Hayes : Media Analysis
A web-savvy form of conservative propaganda, written anonymously and forwarded via e-mail, is altering the political landscape.
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Leave Us Alone
How do presidential candidates propose to protect our privacy?
This week, what it all meant. Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on Barack Obama's victory and the coming battle for progressive change we can believe in. (13mb mp3)
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