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Notes on the Aftermath
How the networks we built and skills we learned in 2024 may help in the battles for democracy and equal rights, now and ahead.
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Micah L. Sifry
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What We're Seeing So Far
More on how Democratic campaigning is fundamentally broken; plus some of the juiciest takes on the lessons Democrats should learn from this election…
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Micah L. Sifry
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Across the Great Divide
First thoughts on the 2024 election.
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Micah L. Sifry
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On Canvassing: The Mind You Change May Be Your Own
An election-day meditation on what we can learn from meeting voters where they are.
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Micah L. Sifry
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October 2024

A “Dating Site to Defeat Fascism”
And other last-minute developments giving me hope about the election. Plus, how the Anti-Defamation League has lost its way.
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Micah L. Sifry
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Down to the Wire in Pennsylvania
Independent Democratic groups' ground game may save the Harris campaign from its own hubris about the power of data analytics and paid media--a report…
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Micah L. Sifry
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One Last Thing to Win: Let’s Go Relational!
Connecting to your own personal network to urge them to vote could tip the 2024 election where it matters most. Read on to learn how.
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Micah L. Sifry
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On This Impossible Moment
A brief meditation on the anniversary of October 7, 2023 as we face futures unknown.
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Micah L. Sifry
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When History Overflows, Build a Lifeboat
Some thoughts on how to deal with the chaos of current events.
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Micah L. Sifry
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September 2024

Operation Grim Beeper and the Weaponization of Everything
A new book warns that it's time democracies reined in Big Tech and prioritized personal privacy and security over rapid innovation and growth. Recent…
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Micah L. Sifry
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The Third-Party Problem in 2024 and a Longer-Range Solution
We're stuck in a badly designed game that makes minor parties dangerous and irrelevant, except for their ability to spoil a two-party race like Trump v…
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Micah L. Sifry
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When "Tech for Good" Goes Bad
Lessons from the failure of Raheem AI, whose founder sought to abolish policing, but got caught using his nonprofit's funds on personal luxury. Plus two…
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Micah L. Sifry
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