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<p>As sound bites and mudslinging crowd out any debate over the issues, people all around the country are wondering how to reclaim politics. Can an individual make his or her voice heard? How do we find out the truth where there is so much shouting? Can local communities find a common purpose and organize to improve themselves?</p> <p>Electronic networks offer new channels for action from the neighborhood to the national level. Now you can quickly find out what the government really does and organize around a cause or around a community using mailing lists, online debates, and Web sites.</p> <p>Let a veteran political activist tell you how to use online networks to further your cause. Ed Schwartz has been a leader in citizen movements for more than 30 years and a major figure in Philadelphia politics for 20 years. As a member of the Philadelphia City Council in the 1980s, he won a "Best of Philly" award from <i>Philadelphia Magazine</i> for being an "honest politician." Introduced several years ago to networks, he now has all the accoutrements of an online presence: a Web site that serves community activists across the country, a mailing list that discusses civic values, and ties t

Author

Edward A. Schwartz

Publisher

Songline Studios, Inc., 101 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472 ($24.95)

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9781565921603

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences