Netroots Nation

You Set the Agenda at Netroots Nation

Raven Brooks | Posted 03.13.2012

Raven Brooks

Each year, Netroots Nation gathers the progressive movement. We learn from each other, influence each other, share our victories and failures. And in ...

Labor Leads Netroots (and Others) Astray on AT&T Takeover

Art Brodsky | Posted 08.23.2011

Art Brodsky

What happens when unions, or otherwise well-meaning progressive groups, fall in with the corporations, out of naivete or other reasons?

'Liberal Media' Makes Friends at RightOnline

Mandy Jenkins | Posted 08.21.2011

Mandy Jenkins

Over the course of four days in the nexus of Netroots Nation and RightOnline, one Huffington Post employee spent more time with the conservatives -- and nothing bad happened.

Sara Kenigsberg

WATCH: Liberals Dissect Obama In 86 Seconds

HuffingtonPost.com | Sara Kenigsberg | Posted 08.20.2011

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Barack Obama’s approval rating among self-identified liberal Democrats consistently hovers in the 90-percent range, but those ...

The Lion's Den That Was Netroots Nation

Sally Kohn | Posted 08.20.2011

Sally Kohn

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.

Amanda Terkel

Activists Gear Up For Wisconsin Recalls

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.19.2011

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Wisconsin was a central theme at the dueling conservative and progressive conferences for online activists here, with both sides...

Elise Foley

Herman Cain: No 'Special Precautions' For Muslims In Government

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.18.2011

MINNEAPOLIS -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain defended his statements on Muslims in a meeting with bloggers Saturday, saying he would a...

Amanda Terkel

Al Franken Calls For More Robust Senate Agenda

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.18.2011

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

Elise Foley

Freedom From Fear Awards: 'Coming Out' As Undocumented (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.18.2011

MINNEAPOLIS -- Fifteen individuals and groups will be awarded $5,000 cash prizes at progressive conference Netroots Nation on Saturday evening, praisi...

Elise Foley

Michele Bachmann: Let's 'Get The Primary Over With Now'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.17.2011

MINNEAPOLIS -- Fresh off of the June 13 GOP debate, presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann said she was confident in her chances of winning the White H...

Elise Foley

Andrew Breitbart Crashes Netroots

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.17.2011

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart made an appearance at Netroots Nation on Friday, showing up at the progressive activism co...

Memo to Media: Netroots Is Not Just Liberals Bashing Obama

Ari Melber | Posted 08.17.2011

Ari Melber

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."

Zach Carter

WATCH: Netroots Nation and RightOnline Activists Join Forces

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 08.17.2011

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

Amanda Terkel

White House Steps Into Progressive Lion's Den

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.17.2011

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer found himself in the often uncomfortable position of defending President Obama'...

Amanda Terkel

Russ Feingold: 'The Democratic Party Is In Danger Of Losing Its Identity'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.16.2011

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Former Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold issued Democrats a dire warning at the annual Netroots Nation conference here on Thursday...

At Netroots, Bloggers Ask if Democrats Are Pro-Labor

Ari Melber | Posted 08.16.2011

Ari Melber

Liberal activists rallied in Minneapolis on Thursday for Netroots Nation, a blogger conference that is now one of the largest gatherings in progressive politics.

Elise Foley

Progressives 'Break Up' With Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.16.2011

MINNEAPOLIS -- President Barack Obama is decidedly "not [the left's] boyfriend anymore," progressive supporters of gay- and immigrant-rights said on T...

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

Posted 08.16.2011

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

Netroots at a Crossroads in Minneapolis This Weekend

Paul Hogarth | Posted 08.15.2011

Paul Hogarth

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.

Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011

Matt Osborne

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.

Friday Talking Points [132] -- The DMV? Really?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

Last week, this column took a week off, due to an extended trip into the desert for the Netroots Nation convention. But now, we turn our sights back ...

Which Side Are You On? Alice Rivlin and the Wall Street Bailout King, or Social Security?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Richard (RJ) Eskow

There's only one problem with the argument that Social Security spending "drives out" education and other budget items: Those aging people have paid into a self-sustaining program for their entire working lives.

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

Progressive Ideas Network | Posted 05.25.2011

Progressive Ideas Network

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

Immigrant Students Challenge Senator Harry Reid at Netroots Nation

Wendy Carrillo | Posted 05.25.2011

Wendy Carrillo

Four adamant supporters of the federal DREAM Act courageously stood before Harry Reid in full cap and gowns at a Netroots Nation luncheon in Las Vegas to protest his lack of conviction.

Green News Report: July 27, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=324031097"> TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on y...