Political Implications of the Cognitive Surplus

In 2003, Howard Dean supporters who rallied around the candidate's fierce opposition to the Iraq War used their Cognitive Surplus to organize themselves on Meetup.com, create (along with Clark supporters) the Netroots, and donate an unprecedented amount of dollars and volunteer hours. Between 2004 and 2006, many of those supporters turned to local politics, helping run the campaigns of down-ballot candidates, and in some cases, running for office ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - May 8, 2008 - 9:47 AM PDT
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George Blahusiak
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by George Blahusiak - Oct. 1, 2008

Average story. Plato, who taught Aristotle who in turn taught young Alexander, is thought to have said that there would not be good govenmet until philosophers became kings and kings became philosophers. Mind you, the dictionary tells us that politics is the pursuit of power to exercise control. It doesn't say anything about honesty, integrity, good governmet or benefit of the governed. None of this is discussed in the story

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Chris Finnie
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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

A fascinating combination of video and print, this piece takes a sociological point of view and applies it to changes in the political landscape. Having been part of several of the political movements he cites, I can tell you he's absolutely spot on.

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Fred Gatlin
3.4
by Fred Gatlin - Oct. 1, 2008

Not only is our world changing but politics is changing too, even though many are not aware of the change

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