The Nation Magazine Examines "MoveOn @ Ten" [1]
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Attendees at the Netroots Nation conference [3] in Austin were offered the latest Nation [4] magazine with a cover article [5] by Christopher Hayes [6]. He writes, "This year, MoveOn [7] turns ten. ... Capable of dominating a news cycle with a single ad [8] and raising millions of dollars with a lone e-mail, MoveOn pioneered an entire approach to conducting politics through the Internet that has been replicated and spun off across the country and around the globe, an approach that, as the Obama campaign [9] has dramatically demonstrated, has permanently transformed the landscape of American politics. ... Perhaps the most damning criticism leveled at MoveOn is that by creating a clear and easy outlet for people's frustration and angst, the organization delivers people a false sense of accomplishment [10]. In other words, MoveOn can be tremendously successful [11] without being effective." CMD's John Stauber [12] is one of MoveOn's critics interviewed for the piece.