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Right-Wing Congressman's Staffers Passing Around Watch-Lists of Citizen-Activists

Dawn Teo, AlterNet. August 11, 2011.

Staffers distributed a "watch list" with photos, personal information and pointed questions about six activists in advance of town hall meets.

Rebuilding the American Dream: Why Starting a Liberal Antidote to the Tea Party Movement Isn't Going to be Easy

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 18, 2011.

The Tea Partiers' sense of shared identity is crucial to their success. Who were those gathered this weekend to kick off Van Jones' new project?

Why Democrat John Hall Does Not Deserve an Endorsement From MoveOn.org

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. March 8, 2010.

John Hall is a former musician and supporter of progressive causes. But since he was elected to Congress, he has become one of the most shameless defenders of Israel's crimes.

Video: Heather Graham Makes Public Option Sexy in MoveOn Ad

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. October 21, 2009.

In a new ad by MoveOn.org, actress Heather Graham stars as the sexy competition to health insurers -- represented as overweight or uptight -- at a track meet.

We Can't Afford to Wait: MoveOn and R.E.M. Team Up for Health Care Reform

Staff, MoveOn.org. September 9, 2009.

These people can't afford to wait for health care reform. How about you?

It's Time to Make Those Responsible for Bush's Torture Program Pay: Click Here to Learn How

Staff, MoveOn.org. April 21, 2009.

"No one is above the law. It's time to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute the architects of the Bush-era torture program."

MoveOn Should Oppose Obama on Afghanistan

John Nichols, TheNation.com. March 3, 2009.

MoveOn's new director says the group has other priorities than telling Obama he's wrong on Afghanistan. This is a mistake.

MoveOn Is Not What You Think It Is

Christopher Hayes, The Nation. July 28, 2008.

Capable of dominating a news cycle with a single ad and raising millions of dollars with one e-mail, MoveOn is a major political pioneer.

MoveOn.org, ColorOfChange.org and NAS to Protest FOX's Racism in NYC

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. July 22, 2008.

ColorOfChange.org and MoveOn.org Members To Deliver More Than 600,000 petition signatures to FOX headquarters in Manhattan.

MoveOn from Iraq, McCain

MoveOn.org, July 16, 2008.

MoveOn's latest ad calls out "100-year McCain" on his Iraq timetable (or lack there-of).

John Cusack Sees Double

Isaac Fitzgerald, MoveOn.org. June 11, 2008.

Cusack stars in a MoveOn.org ad highlighting the similarities between Bush and McCain.

Did a Right Wing White House Reporter Conspire With Bush to Bash Dems, MoveOn?

Amanda Terkel, September 21, 2007.

Amanda Terkel: Bill Sammon, nicknamed "Superstretch" by Bush, enjoys more access to the commander-in-chief than any other journalist.

MoveOn vs. Rudy: Hillary Gets It Right, Elizabeth Edwards Gets It Wrong

Jane Hamsher, September 17, 2007.

Jane Hamsher: Hillary seizes the opportunity to pivot and attack -- forcing Rudy into embracing George Bush and his horribly unpopular war.

Forget the TV Debates, MoveOn's Dem Primary Has All the Action

Ari Melber, The Nation. July 18, 2007.

MoveOn.org's issue-driven primary may not end up naming a winner, but it's shaping up to be more substantive, thoughtful and participatory than the actual presidential primary.

MoveOn.org -- Successfully Executing Its Vision and Answering Its Critics

Don Hazen, AlterNet. March 30, 2007.

10 questions for MoveOn.org's co-founders Wes Boyd and Joan Blades about the recent progressive debate over how Democrats in Congress approached stopping the war in Iraq and their plans for the future.