Markos Moulitsas

Markos "Kos" Moulitsas Zúniga.

File:Kos.gif "Kos" in the Army

Markos Moulitsas Zúniga (born September 11, 1971), often known by his username and former military moniker "Kos", is the founder and main author of Daily Kos, a left-wing weblog focusing on progressive, liberal, and Democratic Party politics. Born in Chicago, Illinois to a Salvadoran family, he grew up in El Salvador. In 1980, his family moved back to the United States due to civil war. He served in the U.S. Army from 1989 through 1992; during his military service he changed his political affiliation from Republican to Democrat. Afterwards, he attended Northern Illinois University and wrote for the Northern Star college newspaper, where he became an editor. He later received his Juris Doctor degree from Boston University. He lives in Berkeley, California, where he runs Daily Kos -- the largest political weblog in the US, if not the world, averaging over 1 million weekday visits. The high profile of Daily Kos ensures that Markos is a constant target of criticism online.

During the United Kingdom general election, 2005 Moulitsas was hired by the British daily newspaper The Guardian to write elections analysis for their weblog. He is currently working on a book with Jerome Armstrong (of MyDD) tentatively titled Crashing the Gate: Grassroots, Netroots, and the Rise of People Powered Politics due out in March 2006.

External link

• Daily Kos
• Markos Moulitsas' federal campaign contributions
• Truth Laid Bear Blog Traffic Rankings

References

• Party Central East Bay Express, Dec. 2004.