First POST: Hot Seats
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, April 8 2015
Campaign money-bombs; a pre-9/11 surveillance program; a million views of the John Oliver Snowden segment since yesterday; the fight for the soul of the #BlackLivesMatter movement; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Urgency
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, January 19 2015
How Republicans are starting to embrace net neutrality; more predictions of the blockchain's impact on society; new "innovative communities" legislation in Massachusetts seeks to boost civic tech there; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Command Lines
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, January 14 2015
The White House embraces community broadband; how facial recognition software is getting used to predict voting behavior; understanding how blockchain technology could change the world; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Jumping
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, August 12 2014
The US Digital Service arrives; what hashtag activism is really good for; unmasking some anti-net-neutrality sock puppets; new voting technology advances; and much, much more. Read More
NGP-VAN Adds Bitcoin Donation Tool
BY Miranda Neubauer | Wednesday, June 18 2014
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The Democratic campaign technology provider NGP-VAN has now integrated a Bitcoin contribution option to its fundraising platform. The company, which provides fundraising and digital organizing tools for Democratic organizations and campaigns including the DNC, the DSCC, the DCCC, the DGA, Organizing for Action, House and Senate candidates and others, announced the development in a blog post Tuesday. Read More
First POST: Beware the Ides of May
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, May 9 2014
The net neutrality fight is getting hotter; the absurdity of the NSA's new policy on not talking about what everyone is talking about; how "civic" crowdfunding projects are Kickstarter's best category; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Civics Lessons
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, May 5 2014
Code for America wants civic tech to work for everyone, not just City Hall; how Netflix faces an uphill battle for influence in Washington, DC; why Bitcoin is a scam; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Civics Lessons
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, May 5 2014
Code for America wants civic tech to work for everyone, not just City Hall; how Netflix faces an uphill battle for influence in Washington, DC; why Bitcoin is a scam; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: The Fire This Time
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, April 23 2014
The New York City Police Department sets off a social media firestorm; how to address your "pipeline problem"; battling "online thought police" in the GLBTQ world; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Stardust
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, April 18 2014
Edward Snowden tries to turn the tables on Vladimir Putin; David Axelrod will be working against his former colleague Jim Messina in the upcoming British elections; how online activists have damaged Rush Limbaugh's business model; and much, much more. Read More