Author: Janet Strange

It was an incredible weekend at DemFest here in Austin. This morning was Grassroots Training 101 – brilliant, common sense “how-to’s” from two campaign managers and a candidate. Our blogger’s caucus...

Our Austin Kossacks group has been excited about DemFest since we first heard about it. Looking for a way to contribute, we decided to host a Blogger’s Caucus in the Specific Interests Caucuses timeslot. Note that...

[Update] – If you read this diary earlier and want to know how the politicking is going, please read othniel’s comments below. All Texan BooTribbers – please call, fax, email your senators, with thanks and...

The National Conference for Media Reform in St Louis concluded today. It was inspiring, overwhelming, inspiring, exhausting, and frightening. From the rousing call to action delivered by Amy Goodman Friday morning to Bill...

In his diary today, Othniel asks us to remember Kent State. I remember. I remember walking past the student union at the University of Texas early that Monday and seeing Jeff Jones and some of the SDS people sitting on the steps...