You’re not going to find anything to the left of the Democratic Party on TV or in newspapers. This is our chance to be heard.
Predictor: Barzilai, Harel
Prediction, in context:Cornell graduate student Harel Barzilai is quoted in a 1993 The Nation article that covers the Internet and its implications. The article says: ”Harel Barzilai, a Cornell graduate student in math, has created a group for progressive activists, and he claims that 23,000 people read his postings regularly. His group (misc.activism.progressive in Internetspeak) posts articles from leftist magazines and alternative campus publications, as well as action bulletins on issues of concern. ‘You’re not going to find anything to the left of the Democratic Party on TV or in newspapers,’ he says. ‘And for those of us who have access to the Internet, it’s free to use it and post information. This is our chance to be heard.'”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: Democracy
Name of publication: The Nation
Title, headline, chapter name: The Whole World is Talking
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Vol. 257, Issue 2, Page 60 ISSN: 00278378
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney