Moving On
Here's New York Times profile of MoveOn.org, an Internet group that uses the Internet to mobilize its 2.4 million members to sign online petitions, organize street demonstrations and donate money to run political advertisements for liberal causes and politicians.

Democrats have embraced it as a new model of political organization, while Republicans have attacked it, saying it is making an end run around campaign finance laws.

The NYT says some political scientists believe MoveOn.org foreshadows "the next evolutionary change in American politics, a move away from one-way tools of influence like television commercials and talk radio to interactive dialogue, offering everyday people a voice in a process that once seemed beyond their reach." But, says the Times

For all of MoveOn.org's efforts, its record is mixed: Mr. Clinton was still impeached; the Bush administration invaded Iraq; Gov. Gray Davis of California was still recalled; Republicans still pushed through the Texas redistricting. Only one in three candidates it supported in the 2000 and 2002 elections was elected.