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CIVIC TECH NEWS & ANALYSIS

QUANTIFIED

Civic tech for the children; are tech philanthropists discounting expertise of nonprofit leaders because their skills are feminized?; and more. Today’s civic-tech must-read: Kristen Joiner, the …

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BERNIE BOMB

Bernie breaking online fundraising records; Obama calls for universal automatic voter registration; and more. Small donors, big data: In 2004, Howard Dean’s presidential campaign built …

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BUTTON-PRESSING

Clinton promises data-driven campaign going forward; Politwoops is back; and more. Tech and the presidentials: After swiftly conceding to Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire last …

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FREAKS AND FORCES

The “Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace,” 20 years later; ad firm says DIYers like Trump; and more. This is civic tech: The great John …

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DRIVERS

In India, a win for net neutrality; presidential candidates, lost in translation; and more. This is civic tech: Writing for TechCrunch, Stacy Donohue, investment partner at …

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KINDLING

Advice for civic technologists from people who know; campaigning on Tinder; and more. This is civic tech: In Civicist, Kristen Rouse, the founder of the NYC …

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HOTSPOTS

Deray Mckesson to run for mayor of Baltimore; how cops use HunchLab; and more. This is civic tech: Conteneo’s CEO Luke Hohmann previews this month’s participatory …

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TURN ON, TUNE IN, LOGOUT

Uber drivers “log out” in protest; what it’s like to be monitored by Egypt’s secret police; and more. The Uber Bowl: Thousands of Uber drivers …

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FIREWORKS

Inside the Cruz “Oorlog Project”; on Microsoft’s role in the Iowa caucus; and more. Tech and the presidentials: Sasha Issenberg, pretty much owning the data-driven campaign …

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