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"Coffee with the Troops" at Yearly Kos Fuels Debate About the Netroots and the War

by John Stauber — August 6, 2007 - 1:10pm
  • Topics: Left Wing, Activism, Internet, Iraq, Democracy, Politics, U.S. Government, War / Peace

    • You can watch some powerful video of our August 5th Coffee with the Troops online at AfterDowning Street, Alternetand on YouTube. We filmed the entire event, which was attended by more than one hundred people at the Yearly Kos Convention Sunday in Chicago.

    Democratic Party-Aligned Think Tanks Publishing Furiously

    by John Stauber — April 2, 2007 - 7:28am

    US News & World Report observes the furious activity among Democratic Party-aligned think tanks. "With the party back in power on Capitol Hill and an open field of presidential candidates to influence, they're racing to get their ideas out in white papers, newspaper op-eds, and conferences. ...

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    US News & World Report, April 1, 2007

    The Bipartisan Nature of the Revolving Door

    by Diane Farsetta — August 24, 2006 - 12:26pm

    "Scores of Washington [Democrats]" are "ensconced in firms working to advance corporate agendas that don't look that different from policy we see emanating from the Bush administration," writes Russ Baker, summarizing a report released by his Real News Project.

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    AlterNet, August 24, 2006

    A New Brand for the Democrats: Hispanic-Friendly

    by Diane Farsetta — April 19, 2006 - 9:37am

    "A group of former Clinton administration officials not fully satisfied with the Democratic National Committee's outreach to the Hispanic community are participating in a soon-to-be launched multimillion-dollar effort to brand the Democratic party among Hispanic residents," reports Alexander Bolton.

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    The Hill, April 12, 2006

    "True Spin": An Oxymoron or a Lofty Goal?

    by Diane Farsetta — February 13, 2006 - 5:50pm
  • Topics: Left Wing, Activism, Journalism, Public Relations

    • "Officials from giant corporations meet all the time to share their latest and greatest PR strategies," read the conference website. "Now it's our turn."

    On February 2 and 3, some 180 people attended the True Spin Conference in Denver, Colorado, which was billed as "a PR conference for progressives." The event was organized by CauseCommunications, a small Denver PR firm whose clients have included Ben Cohen's Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, Winona LaDuke's Honor the Earth, and The Progressive magazine.

    Is That "Anti-war Left" or "Anti-gay Right"?

    by Sheldon Rampton — August 31, 2005 - 8:35pm

    Media Matters caught Sean Hannity on Tuesday blaming the "anti-war left" for protesting at the funeral of a soldier killed in Iraq. In reality, the protesters were members of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) in Topeka, Kansas, which claims that terrorism and other disasters are divine retribution against America for the "sin" of tolerating homosexuality.

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    Media Matters for America, August 31, 2005

    Liberal Money

    by Sheldon Rampton — August 8, 2005 - 3:06pm

    "Scores of the US's richest people have pledged $1 million or more towards a new attempt to reinvigorate the American left and counter the powerful Republican political machine," writes David Teather.

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    Guardian (UK), August 8, 2005

    Venezuela Promotes Lefty Image

    by Laura Miller — September 29, 2004 - 10:00pm

    Venezuela has launched an advertising campaign "pitching itself as an egalitarian nirvana where petro-dollars are funneled straight to the poor," reports the New York Times. "The idea, say Venezuelan officials, is to show American business executives and policy makers that a happy country is a stable one, even if many in Venezuela would disagree." The ads were created by Underground Advertising, a small San Francisco firm that does work for non-profit and progressive organizations.

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    New York Times, September 30, 2004

    Red News or Blue News?

    by Diane Farsetta — August 14, 2004 - 10:00pm

    "The ascendancy of 'news' with an attitude - a spin, a bias - is undeniable," reports Newsweek, which cites Fox News Channel, Air America Radio, Fahrenheit 9/11 and the Drudge Report as examples.

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    Newsday, August 15, 2004

    Of Foxes and Guerrillas

    by Diane Farsetta — July 10, 2004 - 10:00pm

    Robert Greenwald employs "a 'guerrilla' method of documentary filmmaking, creating timely political films on short schedules and small budgets and then promoting and selling them ... through partnerships with grass-roots political organizations like MoveOn.org." His latest, "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism," includes "interviews with former Fox employees, leaked policy memos ...

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    New York Times, July 11, 2004
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