Drum Major Institute
Nancy Scola, 09/08/2008 - 12:10pm

The pushback against Sarah Palin's dig at community organizers seems to have legs; we look at how one email went from Wasilla, Alaska, out to the world at breathtaking speed; some conservatives find themselves having a tough time making the most of Digg; post-convention online buzz favors Obama over McCain, Palin over Biden; and a great deal more.

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Joshua Levy, 03/17/2008 - 10:49am

Robert Greenwald identifies anti-Obama Fox News "virus"; TheMiddleClass.org releases grades for Congress; LinkTV gives world citizens the chance to weigh in on the US election; a Digg clone for progressives; Ron Paul's avatar raises the tide; Bill Clinton is quizzed by college journalists; Obama and Clinton slow on Facebook and McCain rises; and a video of Obama renouncing Jeremiah Wright gains traction.

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Joshua Levy, 11/02/2007 - 4:20pm

A new site from the Drum Major Institute, themiddleclass.org, bills itself as “Your toolkit for holding Congress accountable,” and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a site that so compellingly presents such essential information about new and pending legislation.

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