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Support Net Neutrality to Preserve a Free and Democratic Internet

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Netroots, Mark Udall, Broadband, John Boehner, FCC Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality, Politics News

Net Neutrality guarantees a level playing field for all websites and Internet users. It ensures that everyone has a voice on the Internet and that no one can be silenced simply because they can't afford to pay. We need to keep it that way.

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Fighting For America's Middle Class, Netroots Nation 2011

Al Franken | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Netroots, Progressive, Al Franken, Republicans, Politics News

Medicare, and Medicaid, and investment in infrastructure, and public education, and workers' rights, and civil rights, -- these aren't just good progressive ideas, they're examples of traditional American values.

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Netroots Panel On Black Voter Turnout Sparks Debate

Judy Lubin | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Liberals, Black Voters, President Obama, Progressives, Elections 2012, Netroots, African Americans, Voting, Politics News

Joblessness in the black community combined with the oft-heard sentiment that the president has "dissed" his most loyal base has been the subject of h...

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The Lion's Den That Was Netroots Nation

Sally Kohn | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Blogosphere, Andrew Breitbart, Progressive, Tone, Dan Pfeiffer, Netroots Nation, Bloggers, President Obama, Netroots, Right Online, Civility, Professional Left, Politics News

Should the "professional left" aggressively push the Obama administration to do more for working families? Hell yeah! Yet the tone of the questioning was infinitely more critical than friendly.

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"You're Not America"

Carl Pope | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Netroots, Glenn Beck, Van Jones, Politics News

That was the message Van Jones had for the hard-right and Glenn Beck during his keynote at Netroots Nation.

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Al Franken Calls For More Robust Senate Agenda

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.18.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) seems to have few Democratic allies in Congress interested in rejecting corporate dollars and undisc...

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Netroots Panel Demands Action From Obama On Foreclosures

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Fraud, Foreclosures, Mary Bottari, Wall Street, Dodd-Frank, Netroots, Peggy Mears, Rortybomb, Foreclosure, Konczal, Banks Regulation, Brad Miller, Politics News

MINNEAPOLIS -- Neither Congress nor the Obama administration have shown much initiative to fix the nation's deepening foreclosure problem of late, but...

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Memo to Media: Netroots Is Not Just Liberals Bashing Obama

Ari Melber | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Obama, Netroots Nation, Obama Progressive Base, Obama Progressive Rift, Progressives, Obama Progressives, Netroots, Netroots Nation 2011, Media News

Stories recounting liberals' "frustration" and disappointment with Obama are dominating coverage of this year's Netroots Nation. But these stories miss the mark, fitting into a precooked narrative about "Progressives vs. Obama."

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WATCH: Netroots Nation and RightOnline Activists Join Forces

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Politics, Organizing, Video, Netroots Nation, Grassroots, Netroots, Beyond Left and Right, Rightonline, Politics News

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Netroots Nation and RightOnline held competing conferences in Minneapolis this week, generating an unusual amount of ideological...

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Netroots Nation 2011: Watch All The Keynote Speeches, Panels And Interviews Live

Posted 08.16.2011

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Roughly 2,000 liberal bloggers, blog readers and political operatives are gathering in Minneapolis, Minnesota this week for the 2011 Netroots Nation c...

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Netroots at a Crossroads in Minneapolis This Weekend

Paul Hogarth | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Liberal Bloggers, Netroots, Howard Dean, Obama Disappointed, Netroots Nation, Minneapolis, Paul Wellstone, Politics News

Even if the President whom we all worked hard for cares more about the deficit than jobs, caves to the Senate Republican minority on the Bush tax cuts, and proposes draconian budget cuts for the poor, now is not the time to just give up.

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A Time for Action -- Not Servility

Jeff Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netroots, Corporate Democrats, Corporate Power, President Obama, Rootsaction, Media News

It's a time for new activism -- built upon one of the great achievements of the last decade: the rise of independent media.

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Catch a Fire: Activists Fighting "Corrective Rape" in South Africa Take Campaign Global

Joseph Huff-Hannon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, South Africa, Women's Rights, Human Rights, Rape, Gay Rights, Activism, Political Activism, Netroots, LGBT Rights, Corrective Rape South Africa, South Africa Rape, World News

Corrective rape, or rape against gay women as a form of "curing" them, has fast become a ubiquitous form of targeted sexual violence in South Africa.

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As Netroots Still Rage at Gibbs, Long-Term Jobless Left Behind

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netroots, Obama, Unemployment, Robert Gibbs, Economy, Jobless, Progressives, Business News

Amid the anger among progressives over White House spokesman Robert Gibbs' attack on the"professional left," a leading cause of the wide-rangi...

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Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Robert Gibbs had walked around Las Vegas last week talking to the professional left, he would have learned what I did: that progressives, liberals, and Democrats are as diverse as the day is long.

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Ideas in the Inter-Tubes: "Think Tanks and Netroots" NN10 Panel Summary

Progressive Ideas Network | Posted 05.25.2011

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At this year's Netroots Nation convention in Las Vegas, I moderated a panel called "Think Tanks and Netroots: Best Practices for Working Together."

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Sen. Franken to the Netroots: Only You Can Stop the Corporate Takeover of Free Speech

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the weekend, Sen. Al Franken made the corporate takeover of our media, and the government's acquiescence to these corporations, frighteningly clear.

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Bold New World: Reflections on Netroots Nation 2010

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beware the myth of the monolith -- we netroots activists come from all walks of American life to do the hard work of creating harmony from cacophony in a tradition as patriotic as our country's motto, E Pluribus Unum.

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Al Franken Endorses Elizabeth Warren For Consumer Protection Bureau

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Netroots Nation, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Al Franken, Netroots, Al Franken Elizabeth Warren, Netroots Nation 2010, Politics News

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) joined the effort to persuade President Obama to appoint Elizabeth Warren to head the Consumer Financial Bureau in an interv...

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Netroots Nation 2010: Harry Reid Makes Promise To Dan Choi To Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

CBS News | Stephanie Condon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netroots, Dan Choi, Harry Reid, Gay Rights, Netroots Nation, Harry Reid Dan Choi, Netroots Nation 2010, Politics News

Reid said, however, that he and the left need each other. And he promised to keep up his end of the bargain with two moves: a commitment to reforming ...

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House Democrats Rip Senate Colleagues: Their Lethargy Is Going To Cost Us Seats In 2010

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate Costs House, Raul Grijalva, Netroots Nation, Congressional Elections, 2010 Elections, House Progressives, Senate Filibuster Reform, Tom Perriello, Chris Murphy, House Senate, Midterm Elections, Netroots, Elections 2010, Politics News

A trio of progressive House members took direct aim at their colleagues in the Senate on Saturday, declaring that the upper chamber "sucks," has a "to...

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WATCH: In Surprise Appearance, Obama Urges Netroots Nation To 'Consider What We've Accomplished,' 'Keep Up The Fight'

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- President Barack Obama is urging liberal activists and bloggers to "keep up the fight" to bring change to Washington. In a video pl...

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Netroots Nation 2010: LIVE Streaming Video, Full Conference Schedule

Posted 05.25.2011

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The 2010 Netroots Nation conference is taking place in Las Vegas, Nev. from now through July 25 and features appearances from some of the most promine...

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Netroots-Labor Solidarity: A Work in Progress

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aft, Afl Cio, Netroots Nation, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Leo Gerard, Campaign for America's Future, Seiu, Netroots, United Steelworkers, Nea, Matt Stoller, Jane Hamsher, Afscme, Politics News

there is substantially more discussion in the blogosphere about cultural issues (whatever stupid thing Sarah Palin said today) important to urban professionals on the East and West Coast than trade issues important to steelworkers in the Midwest.

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President Obama's Opportunity for a "Sister Souljah Moment"

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arkansas, Sistah Souljah, Bill Halter, Lincoln, Progressives, Netroots, Obama, Dana Milbank Washington Post, Politics News

The "eating your own children" syndrome of so-called progressives also offers Obama an opportunity to challenge the base of his party that engages in these self-destructive tactics.

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