As I write, the video “McCain’s YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare” has 2,654,664 views on the eponymous video-sharing website. “There’s no question John McCain is getting a free ride from the ...

NEW ORLEANS — For 20 years, progressives have gathered at annual Netroots Nation conferences to share strategies and plan for the next election. In New Orleans, this year’s 3,000 attendees were not so ...

At its peak, the Netroots Nation conference was a must-attend event on the Democratic Party presidential campaign trail. In 2007, it hosted a forum featuring Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, ...

Reporters for the Washington Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal all seem shocked by Bob Barr's appearance at Netroots Nation in Austin, Texas. Barr is in Austin to speak tonight at ...

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So what exactly is a Netroots Nation? “It’s a gathering of online progressive activists, bloggers, and readers,” says Josh Orton, political director for next weekend’s blogging and online activist ...

Senator Al Franken made an unusual prediction at last weekend's Netroots Nation conference. The gathering of liberal political activists is organized by the readers and writers of the Daily Kos blog.