Taking on the System: Rules for Change in a Digital Era |
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| Authors: | Zuniga, Markos Moulitsas |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | POL042000, POL043000, POL065000 |
| ISBN: | 9781440635526, Related ISBNs: 0451225198, 0451228065, 1440635528, 9780451225191, 9780451228062 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 304, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: In this “primer for activists in the digital age”* the founder of DailyKos.com establishes the new rules of today's political battleground to empower everyday people to take action and effect positive change.
The walls between the people and the power are being torn down thanks to our ever-evolving, social media loving, tech-savvy culture. By understanding the new dynamics and rules of power in the digital era, you too can change the world.
Founder of one of the nation's most influential political blogs, Markos Moulitsas Zúniga has drawn up his revolutionary strategies such as:
• Reinvent the street protest
• Feed the backlash
• Demolish your opponents with ridicule
• Identify heroes and villains
Written for both the general public and the grassroots activist, Taking on the System is a timely reminder of the potential power and influence of everyday people.
“The most coherent guide to political organizing—on or off the Internet—penned in a generation.”—Al Giordano
The walls between the people and the power are being torn down thanks to our ever-evolving, social media loving, tech-savvy culture. By understanding the new dynamics and rules of power in the digital era, you too can change the world.
Founder of one of the nation's most influential political blogs, Markos Moulitsas Zúniga has drawn up his revolutionary strategies such as:
• Reinvent the street protest
• Feed the backlash
• Demolish your opponents with ridicule
• Identify heroes and villains
Written for both the general public and the grassroots activist, Taking on the System is a timely reminder of the potential power and influence of everyday people.
“The most coherent guide to political organizing—on or off the Internet—penned in a generation.”—Al Giordano
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