Open Left
OpenLeft was a political blog founded July 9, 2007 by Matt Stoller, Chris Bowers, originally of MyDD, and Mike Lux, a former official in the White House under President Bill Clinton Covering political and social issues from a progressive standpoint, it spearheaded a number of causes, including focusing attention and criticism on the Blue Dog Democrats and supporting net neutrality. The website's campaign garnered criticism from a number of Democrats, including Brian Baird.
On February 4, 2011 Bowers announced that Open Left would cease publishing new content, although previously published content would remain available. He explained, "As the people who founded the site, myself included, moved on to other projects, we have gradually run out of money to maintain operations."
Read more about Open Left: A Responsible Plan To End The War in Iraq, Collaborative Legislation Writing With Senator Durbin, Public Option Campaign, Net Neutrality, Searching For John McCain, Protect Maine Equality, The Progressive Revolution, Movement-oriented Campaigns, List of Regular Contributors
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