How Elizabeth Warren’s plan to expand Social Security could win the Internet

Published: Daily Dot (April 6, 2015)

If Elizabeth Warren has her way on expanding Social Security, Americans might learn a valuable lesson—namely, that you can be a political game-changer without running for president. Perhaps more importantly, if supporters of Social Security expansion utilize the Internet to its fullest potential, they could fundamentally transform not only one of America’s landmark entitlement programs, but also the Democratic Party as well.... Read Original Article

A Guide to Online Etiquette – and Basic Human Decency

Published: Good Men Project (January 20, 2015)

Matthew Rozsa offers a set of rules to give us a kinder, gentler Internet.

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My first experience with Internet flaming occurred more than a decade ago, when I was still an undergraduate at Bard College. The 2004 presidential election had just ended, and although I’d staunchly supported John Kerry (more on that in a moment), I’d openly disapproved of how many of my fellow student activists had blocked a four-way intersection in our host community following George W.... Read Original Article