The Nation: Surveillance Protest Group Tops Obama Website
july 2008 by McChris
It's really quite amazing that the largest group on a campaign site is one protesting the candidate's action on the telecom-immunity bill. It seems as if administrators would have snuffed out the group by this point.
yasns
elections
politics
july 2008 by McChris
my.barackobama.com: Senator Obama - Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity - Get FISA Right
july 2008 by McChris
This group on my.barackobama.com protests Obama's lack of a clear stance on telecom immunity.
yasns
privacy
surveillance
elections
july 2008 by McChris
NYTimes: The Wiki-Way to the Nomination
june 2008 by McChris
I missed this article from last week that uses wiki publishing as a metaphor for much of the cultural production surrounding the Obama campaign.
wiki
Web2.0
politics2.0
elections
june 2008 by McChris
Threat Level: Democrats Launch McCainpedia, An Attack Site Masquerading As A Wiki
may 2008 by McChris
I don't really understand why people object to the DNC restricting write access to a wiki used for internal research.
wiki
politics2.0
elections
may 2008 by McChris
New York Times: City Subpoenas Creator of Text Messaging Code
march 2008 by McChris
Lawyers representing the NYPD in civil-rights suits have subpoenaed Tad Hirsch for information about his TXTMob software used during the 2004 Republican National Convention.
NYC
protest
elections
march 2008 by McChris
Sokwanele: Mapping the election conditions in Zimbabwe
march 2008 by McChris
It's about time I posted this mashup showing some of the dirty tricks used to suppress the vote in Zimbabwe.
elections
googlemaps
mashup
Africa
neato
march 2008 by McChris
KHOU: Student voters march at Prairie View A&M
february 2008 by McChris
The local political machine located an early voting location no closer to the campus of Prairie View A&M University, so students at the historically black campus marched down a highway to vote.
awesome
racism
elections
texas
february 2008 by McChris
Freedom to Tinker: Internet Voting
february 2008 by McChris
Dan Wallach describes some of the current schemes to facilitate voting over the internet and some of their flaws.
elections
security
military
february 2008 by McChris
The Boston Globe: What font says 'Change'?
january 2008 by McChris
This article about presidential campaign logos is a good discussion of typography for the layman.
design
typography
elections
politics
january 2008 by McChris
AdPulp: PBR Runs For Minnesota Seat
october 2006 by McChris
Via eyeteeth, a Minnesota Republican running for the state house has appropriated the Pabst Blue Ribbon logo for his campaign signs. Does this mean my favorite cheap beer is totally over?
elections
design
minnesota
politics
weird
october 2006 by McChris
Professor Teaches Children to Vote Drunkenly
september 2006 by McChris
Edward Felten reveals that the memory cards used in Diebold's electronic voting machines can be opened with a standard key often used for hotel mini-bars.
elections
stupid
september 2006 by McChris
When Media Ownership Means Life and Death
august 2006 by McChris
DIYmedia discusses the role of national and pirate media in the current uprising in Oaxaca.
Oaxaca
Mexico
anarchism
media
elections
august 2006 by McChris
Ethan Zuckerman: Unpacking the DRC election results
august 2006 by McChris
The incumbent Kabila got 44% of the vote, forcing a runoff and leading to violence between political factions.
Congo
elections
Africa
war
august 2006 by McChris
The Salon: DRC: Elections: Update 6
august 2006 by McChris
This insightful wrap-up of Sunday's elections in the DRC by native blogger includes discussion of irregularities. And no one seems to know who won yet.
Congo
Africa
elections
august 2006 by McChris
Elections and a great deal of hope
july 2006 by McChris
This overview of Sunday's elections in the DRC emphasizes the social impact of the militias that fought in Congo's civil wars and how victims and militia members living side-by-side has created tension in the nation.
Congo
Africa
elections
politics
war
july 2006 by McChris
related tags
Africa ⊕ anarchism ⊕ awesome ⊕ Congo ⊕ design ⊕ elections ⊖ googlemaps ⊕ mashup ⊕ media ⊕ Mexico ⊕ military ⊕ minnesota ⊕ neato ⊕ NYC ⊕ Oaxaca ⊕ politics ⊕ politics2.0 ⊕ privacy ⊕ protest ⊕ race ⊕ racism ⊕ security ⊕ stupid ⊕ surveillance ⊕ texas ⊕ thereal ⊕ TV ⊕ typography ⊕ war ⊕ Web2.0 ⊕ weird ⊕ wiki ⊕ yasns ⊕Copy this bookmark: