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#NoALEC Chicago Visit Recap 23 Aug 2013 | 04:10 am
I visited Chicago at the beginning of the month to cover protests against the American Legislative Exchange Council, a corporate shadow government which writes legislation — such as Stand Your Ground ...
Donation transparency 8-17-2013 18 Aug 2013 | 06:54 am
Site update: most of my content these days is on Twitter and MyFDL, with occasional posts on the Horn. I am reviving this site, however. I have cleared out a lot of spam that accumulated and will be w...
Donation transparency 7-27-2013 28 Jul 2013 | 05:54 am
Reminder: most of my content these days is on Twitter and MyFDL, with occasional posts on the Horn. But I have plans for this site including a revival of A Burner Lexicon. This post is about donations...
Donation Transparency 6-28-2013 28 Jun 2013 | 11:31 pm
Well, for those of you who have been eagerly awaiting a new update to this website this may not satisfy you — most of my content these days is on Twitter and MyFDL, with occasional posts on the Horn. ...
My SXSW Preview (on Firedoglake) 8 Mar 2013 | 10:12 pm
I’ll be covering SXSW Interactive for Firedoglake over the next 5 days. My coverage will focus on the intersection of technology and politics. Here’s my preview with selected highlights from the confe...
#OpValentine and #OpPenPal (Firedoglake) 23 Feb 2013 | 10:02 am
As activist movements spread and grow in strength, so does the government’s repressive reaction to them. Political prisoners are not new to the United States, but recent times have seen an unprecedent...
Tents Up for Occupy Austin Eviction Anniversary 12 Feb 2013 | 01:02 pm
On February 3, 2012 Occupy Austin was evicted from their City Hall encampment which they held for nearly 5 months. On the one year anniversary we gathered again to honor that day and our first home. I...
Feministe Vigilante Gangs Vs. Anti-Choice Bigots (Firedoglake) 10 Feb 2013 | 10:29 am
Late in January I covered the Texas Rally for Life, the record breaking anti-abortion protest at the State Capitol, and the tiny counterprotest against it: Austin’s Feminist Vigilante Gang. From the a...
Shaving with Occam’s Razor for Activists (Firedoglake) 9 Feb 2013 | 05:35 am
A new and particularly infuriating conspiracy theory, the Sandy Hook Truthers, inspired a recent post on Firedoglake. I wasn’t going to open that can of worms on a major political blog because that’s ...
3 Lessons of Modern Activist Movements (On Firedoglake) 12 Jan 2013 | 06:55 am
Social media tools are transforming activism, and ushering us into a new age of protest. Over the last year, I’ve watched, written about and participated in street level direct action. In a new post t...
