Could craigslist Transform Politics?

Craig Newmark may be an active Twitter-er, Facebook user and blogger, but on the site which bears his name, he’s not much of a presence. Besides selling a bed (“when I got to enjoy the amusing spectacle of someone fitting a bed in a car”) and some electronics on craigslist.org, Newmark has kept away for years. “I sometimes hesitate to use the site,” he said in response to a guest’s question, “because while it’s not a conflict of interest, it kind of feels that way.” Newmark came to the Arclight …