Chris Nolan

About

Standalone journalist Chris Nolan runs 'Politics from Left to Right,' a political Web site at www.chrisnolan.com that focuses on the intersection of politics, technology and business issues in San Francisco, in California and on the national scene.Nolan's work is well-known to tech-savvy readers. Her weekly syndicated column, 'Talk is Cheap,' appeared in The New York Post, Upside, Wired.com and other publications. Debuting in 1997 at the beginnings of the Internet stock boom, it covered a wide variety of topics and was well regarded for its humor, insight and news value.Nolan has led her peers in breaking important stories. Her reporting on Silicon Valley banker Frank Quattrone was the first to uncover the now infamous 'friend of Frank' accounts and led, eventually, to Quattrone's conviction on obstruction of justice charges.In addition to columns and Weblogging, Nolan's work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Republic, Fortune, Business 2.0 and Condé, Nast Traveler, and she has spoken frequently on the impact of Weblogging on politics and journalism.Before moving to San Francisco, Nolan, who has more than 20 years of reporting experience, wrote about politics and technology in Washington, D.C., for a series of television trade magazines. She holds a B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University.

Stem Cell Initiative: A Boost for Research and Silicon Valley

Given its scope, the amount of money thats to be raised and the election year politicking surrounding the topic, a California ballot initiative to raise $3 billion for medical stem cell research could easily become the focus point of a simmering national debate. The initiative, informally known as Prop 71, was launched by Silicon Valley […]

Tech Learns Give-and-Take in Bill on Expensing

Silicon Valley is as close as its ever been to seeing its position on stock options—that theyre a necessary and vital part of a corporations life—enacted into law. Even if the effort fails, theres some evidence that the fight has had some beneficial effect. First of all, its taught tech a long-overdue and much-needed lesson […]

When Technology and Politics Collide

The point where politics and technology intersect isnt very neat or orderly. Its distinguishing characteristics include miscommunication, self-important, acronym-wielding know-it-alls, well-paid lawyers and no small number of crusaders on a mission to rescue the other side from itself. The recording industrys reaction toward peer-to-peer music sharing is a pretty typical example of what happens. Until […]