The start of this publication is dedicated to the memory of John Perry Barlow.
Yesterday marked 22 years since EFF and Freedom of the Press Foundation founder, John Perry Barlow, wrote A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace. Two days ago, Barlow died in his sleep on the night of February…

This week the FCC will be voting on Net Neutrality. FCC chair and former Verizon lawyer, Ajit Pai, would like to go way beyond just ending Net SuNeutrality. Don’t think that we only have to be concerned about getting stuck in a slow lane, the FCC may let ISPs keep…

A tale of neoliberals versus progressives: What is it like for Hillary and Bernie supporters to be in the same room in the Trump era?

This past weekend I attended a Climate Action Conference in New York City where people like Bill McKibben spoke and Mark Z. Jacobson laid out…

Will #OurRevolution be spending a fortune on TV ads vs a more grassroots strategy. We are at what seems to be a turning point in just whose revolution “Our Revolution” will be. How will we be #MakingDemocracy? We think it will not happen because we raise enough money to buy…

My 90% statistic is not from a scientific poll. It is my anecdotal experience of knocking on doors and talking to registered Democrats. The “turf cut” that I got was actually for voters over 60. …

#DemocracySpring is rising and we are all working hard to counter the bias of Main Stream Media, #MSM. Last night Bernie Sanders won Wisconsin, but NPR continues pro-Hillary bias talking about white voters in that state. Also on NPR this morning, Andrea Bernstein incorrectly said that Bernie lost Ohio, Illinois…

Please offer superdelegates a chance for redemption. We need to think hard about our strategy, both to support Bernie and to defeat Trump, who increasingly looks like he is going to be the Republican nominee. It is clear that the American populace is seeking big changes and that we are…

According to Rory Carroll in the Guardian polling has shown that Bernie Sanders has very, very low name recognition, but that his positions on immigration reform, healthcare and minimum wage align with many Latinos. Research has shown across a number of demographics that Bernie’s approval rating is very related the…