"Fox was overtly orchestrating enthusiasm for big events and passing along information along with bloggers and radio hosts, " said Skocpol, co-author of a 2011 book on the movement.
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's outlets in America are a kind of throwback to the 19th century, when nearly every newspaper had an overt political affiliation, Harvard University sociologist Theda Skocpol said.
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Skocpol explains convincingly that one of the reasons for the failure of cap and trade legislation was that climate reformers focused their energy on Beltway lobbying rather than mobilizing support in local communities.