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Don’t Just “Watch” The Candidates Debate

It used to be that “good government” advocates like the League of Women Voters and high school civics teachers were thrilled if anyone merely watched political debates!With the advent of the web’s online engagement, viewing and social networking options, however, the “good citizen” bar has been raised substantially.Now you can vote instantly on the winner, […]

Learn More September 25, 2008

Cell Phoners For Obama

Here is a fascinating report from Pew Research Center indicating the bias of cell phone-only respondents to political polls.Pew has conducted three surveys on presidential candidate preferences since the primaries ended. In each case, they isolated the responses of individuals who reported using cell phones only.Amongst these respondents, Obama holds a significant advantage (10-15 percentage […]

Learn More September 24, 2008

Failing Grade In Political Intelligence

This recent survey by the Pew Research Center has found that of the 44% of the public that goes online regularly at work, 70% check the news through the day.But what news are they following?Observes Pew:“The quest for news at work might come as a surprise in the face of findings about the public’s news […]

Learn More September 23, 2008

Hispanics see worsened outlook

Hispanics total 46 million in the US, or about 15% of the population.A recent survey by the Pew Hispanic Center indicates they are becoming more pessimistic about the outlook for Latinos in America, with some of this discontent rubbing off on the Republicans.50% of Hispanic adults say the situation for Hispanics in this country has […]

Learn More September 22, 2008

AGITATOR WEEKEND: Terrible Week…Survival Tips

The Agitator’s Week In Review. This week the roller coaster that is the U.S. and global stock markets rocketed down, then up, on the news that The Fed, the U.S. Treasury and central banks worldwide pumped billions into financial markets ending a punishing week of financial panic…a malfunction in a 30-ton transformer temporarily halted huge […]

Learn More September 20, 2008

Is Your Nonprofit Fashionable?

To succeed as a nonprofit today, either in fundraising or advocacy terms, Seth Godin says you need to be "fashionable." What he means by that, as explained in this audio presentation well worth a listen, is that your organization needs to be worth talking about, at least to some critical mass of true believers. Your […]

Learn More September 19, 2008