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Friday Talking Points -- War On Women Continues Apace

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.14.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

This week's announcement that the Justice Department is going to drop its appeal against providing the morning-after birth control pill to anyone who needs it comes as such a welcome change that we feel the award is deserved.

Dem Senator Headlining Big Conference

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.23.2013 | Politics

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) will give the opening keynote adress at the Netroots Nation conference next month in San Jose, Calif., according to an emai...

Figuring Out Who Your Friends Are On SOPA and PIPA

Art Brodsky | Posted 08.14.2012 | Technology
Art Brodsky

While entertainment leaders are great at talking about their studies "proving" losses from piracy, they ignore other research showing that downloaders also buy the most music and other content.

Netroots Nation 2012: Where I Got My Hope Back

Paul Hogarth | Posted 08.11.2012 | Politics
Paul Hogarth

With Republicans running Congress, the president having angered much of the left and Governor Scott Walker surviving last week's Wisconsin recall, Netroots could have been really depressing.

Netroots Nation: From Tea Party Eyes!

Susie Sampson | Posted 08.11.2012 | Comedy
Susie Sampson

Little ol' me decided to head on over to that liberal conference in Rhode Island, Netroots Nation. I can't say too much about their politics but I have to admit they were nice. Deep down they're just confused, I'm sure of it.

Amanda Terkel

Progressive Senator On Why Conservatives Donate More Money To Super PACs

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.11.2012 | Politics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- No Democratic lawmaker is being bombarded by more negative ads than Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). So far, GOP-aligned groups have p...

Amanda Terkel

Lawmaker Suggests Congress Should Debate Health Care Reform Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.11.2012 | Politics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- If the Supreme Court strikes down health care reform, Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) believes Congress has a duty to take the issue ...

Michelangelo Signorile

WATCH: Transgender Equality Panel A Highlight At Progressive Blogger Convention

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 06.11.2012 | Gay Voices

Netroots Nation, the annual convention of progressive bloggers and activists that took place over the weekend in Providence, Rhode Island, for the fir...

Zach Carter

Foreclosure Activist's Bank Can't Tell Her How Much She Owes

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 06.11.2012 | Politics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Lynn Szymoniak's four-year foreclosure nightmare is finally over -- but the high-profile activist and attorney said she couldn't f...

Matt Sledge

Wisconsin Recall Activists Say Outside Money, Democratic Party Spoiled Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 06.09.2012 | Politics

Providence, R.I. -- Fresh off their bruising defeat in Wisconsin's recall election on Tuesday, grassroots activists blamed the buckets of money that c...

Zach Carter

Eric Schneiderman's Office Spars With Foreclosure Activist, Blogger

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 06.08.2012 | Politics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Relations have soured between some foreclosure activists and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who earned praise for hi...

Zach Carter

Obama Foreclosure Program Criticized By Expert Panel

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 06.08.2012 | Politics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former Wall Street bailout watchdog Neil Barofsky blasted the banking industry on Friday for inflicting a litany of abuses on Amer...

What Do We Do When We Win?

Raven Brooks | Posted 08.07.2012 | Politics
Raven Brooks

Heading into the 2012 election cycle, the stakes are higher than ever. Conservatives aren't going to back down, so there are real consequences in every race. And while we may still have to play defense, we need to be more proactive about taking the offensive position.

You Set the Agenda at Netroots Nation

Raven Brooks | Posted 03.13.2012 | Politics
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 | Technology
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 | Politics
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 | Politics

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 | Politics
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 | Politics

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 | Politics

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 | Politics

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 | Politics

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 | Politics

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 | Politics

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 | Media
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."