Maegan Carberry

How Twitter Will Realize Obama’s Biparatisan Vision

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ June 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As we kick off today’s Personal Democracy Forum, in which political high-rollers from both sides of the aisle will gather in New York to discuss how new media has altered our political process, I’m compelled to revisit the topic of heightened opportunities for bipartisanship or even post-partisanship within the netroots and emerging rightroots. I recently [...]

W&W: Can Obama Deliver What Women Want?

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ May 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

With Supreme Court buzz dominating DC, gender issues are suddenly back in style despite the President’s recent declaration at his 100 Days press conference that protecting abortion rights was not a high priority on his agenda. Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women, joins us for a fascinating discussion about equality in Obama’s [...]

Lizzy & I Back with REAL 100 Days on HuffPost

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ February 23, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I’m so glad that Lizzy and I decided to do this project together. It pushes me to look beyond my comfort zone and be a more mature activist and writer. Some progressive friends are disappointed or confused by my zeal for bipartisanship; but it really is a reflection of how sincerely I embraced Obama’s campaign [...]

More Bipartisanship? CQ on McConnell’s Critical Role

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ January 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I recommend watching this excellent video from one of my favorite video journalists and Medill classmates, Andrew Satter, of Congressional Quarterly.

New 100 Days Post: Preserving Bipartisanship with Issues-Oriented, New Media Focus

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ January 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Lizzy and I are back with the next installment of The REAL 100 Days project on HuffPost.
“Processing our new president’s first week after the inaugural circus was precarious at best, but as the celebratory haze cleared an exasperated media tried its best to underscore the actions that will now shape our nation’s agenda. Consuming [...]

W&W: The Voter Suppression Squirrel and (Ooo!) Crazy Republicans

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ November 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

With Ted on vacation and Teresa with an early morning work commitment, I got the hot comedian and political pundit Baratunde Thurston all to myself! We discussed the success of his Voter Suppression Wikki on election day last week, whether comedians can be funny in an Obama administration (don’t ask him that!!), and how we [...]

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