http://www.tatehausman.com Tate Hausman runs high-impact projects for progressive campaigns and groups. He thinks government should put people before profits (duh). Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:53:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Corporate money has long polluted American politics. But despite universal agreement that "special interests" shouldn't buy elections, most Americans don't think much about campaign finance reform. Compared to hot button issues, corrupt elections have always seemed too far from everyday life, too arcane. That may be changing. Last year's Citizens United ... http://www.tatehausman.com/2011/02/tipping-point-for-clean-elections/ What would you rather play, Spectangle or Go? My friend Andrew and I spent a recent afternoon reviewing the games he invented a decade ago. My favorite was Spectangle. You win by placing colored pieces on a geometrical board, and carving out piece of territory. I was drawn to the game's ... http://www.tatehausman.com/2011/01/lessons-from-go-and-spectangle/ I've got a big think question for all the organizers and social change agents out there – will we take advantage of the "new Internet," or will it pass us all by? Specifically, I'm talking about the new 4G Internet service that's just around the corner – aka mobile broadband. 4G ... http://www.tatehausman.com/2011/01/will-we-use-the-new-internet/ Just in time for New Year's Eve, my wife got picked up. By a drunk. To be exact, she was picked up by the website Drinking In America. They featured her infamous Agent Orange as their official New Year’s Eve Punch of Choice. As far as I know, this is the first ... http://www.tatehausman.com/2011/01/my-wife-the-punch-vixen/ Important new data out from Pew Research Center today. It turns out that the conventional wisdom about poll results was right. Political operatives have long suspected that traditional phone polls skew in favor of Republicans, because landline users are more likely to fit GOP's core demographics (older, more settled, more rural). ... http://www.tatehausman.com/2010/11/pew-proves-landline-phones-skew-republican/ Visionary NYC political heavy Ted Kheel has died, at age 96. Kheel was well known as a labor mediator who helped resolve many of New York's thorniest strikes. But throughout his career, he was also an incredibly vocal and effective advocate of a concept that is coming back into vogue ... http://www.tatehausman.com/2010/11/ted-kheel-dies-at-96-fought-for-free-transit-in-nyc/ Some very exciting news coming out of New York this morning -- the Working Families Party may be poised to leapfrog up another row on the ballot, moving from Row E to Row D. Once election returns fully come in and are certified, we'll know if the WFP got more ... http://www.tatehausman.com/2010/11/wfps-victories-may-mean-row-d/ [I sent the following email to HALF of my friends and family yesterday, hoping to turn them out in today's election.] Hello friends and family in NY -- Tomorrow is election day, and I'm excited. Prospects may look dim nationally, but here in New York, we have an opportunity to win a ... http://www.tatehausman.com/2010/11/how-and-why-im-voting-today/ Any New Yorkers out there who like sending "go vote!" emails to their friends? I need you to join my crew of GOTV guinea pigs! I'm looking for volunteers to collaborate with me on a totally unique way to strengthen progressive politics -- studying whether GOTV emails to friends make a ... http://www.tatehausman.com/2010/10/be-my-gotv-guinea-pig/ http://www.tatehausman.com/2010/10/let-them-send-emails-stats-of-an-underrated-gotv-tactic/