Strategic bombing, by a rebel group, via drone: welcome to the 21st century. Just today, we learned that Yemeni Houthi rebels planned and launched what was obviously a carefully targeted attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. The explosions and...
Greetings from Philadelphia! I’m here for Netroots Nation, where a couple of thousand of the finest people I know have gathered to discuss political organizing, effective digital campaigning and much more. I’m leading a training on...
This piece is an excerpt from Chapter Three of “How to Use the Internet to Change the World – and Win Elections [2019 Edition]. Download your copy today, or pick up the ebook on Amazon.com. Before we dive into the details of online...
On December 20th, Donald Trump finally lived up to his potential: full governmental chaos and confusion. Federal agencies will likely close because Coulter and Limbaugh called his border wall weak. His Secretary of Defense resigned over a foreign...
Top photo via Wikipedia The Parkland students continue to amaze — just today, I read about how David Hogg launched an advertiser boycott against conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham in the few HOURS after she mocked his rejection from...
As thousands of young people flood the National Mall and public spaces in cities across the country today, I’m consumed by thoughts of what they mean for the future of political organizing. “The children are our future” —...
Last week, Donald Trump announced that Brad Parscale, his 2016 digital director, would serve as manager for the President’s 2020 reelection campaign. It’s a milestone of sorts: the first time that a digital strategist has been named...
Hi folks, I’ve been working on a new blog series for advocacy tech vendor Blackbaud, and the first installment went live earlier this week. The topic’s a big one: how should organizations approach social media — Facebook in...
My latest Campaigns & Elections column sets us up for the year ahead, with a look at three big trends that we should watch in 2018. A preview: Campaigns, nonprofits and other political actors will confront the same social-media challenge now...
Who loses from Facebook’s most recent change to all-powerful News Feed algorithm? Basically, any organization or company with a Facebook Page that ahs relied on “organic” (non-paid) distribution to get content in front of its...