Representative Barbara Lee — the sole vote against the authorization of military force resolution passed by Congress in 2001 — was lauded for her pioneering
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Representative Barbara Lee — the sole vote against the authorization of military force resolution passed by Congress in 2001 — was lauded for her pioneering
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Representative Ilhan Omar participates in a plenary panel discussion at Netroots Nation 2019 #NN19
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Northwest pride: Pramila Jayapal and Jeff Merkley were a treat at Netroots Nation 2019, offering a valuable bicameral postmortem of the southwest border crisis funding
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Northwest pride: That's *our* U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, discussing the strategy to increase the Progressive Caucus' clout in Congress #NN19
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Northwest pride: Senator Jeff Merkley is introduced at Netroots Nation 2019 #NN19
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The Reverend Gregory Holston makes an impassioned pitch for taking action at Netroots Nation 2019 #NN19
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Marriott hotel worker Kat Payne thanks Netroots Nation for standing with the true profit creators of the hospitality industry (the workers!) during the opening plenary
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Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garcia offers the keynote address at the Netroots Nation 2019 opening plenary session #NN19
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Love wins! Decorative signage at Netroots Nation 2019 #NN19
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Color of Change's Rashad Robinson explains that racial justice is not about charity; it's a strategy for building progressive political power #NN19
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Netroots Nation attendees stand in a symbolic cage in solidarity with new Americans who have been detained by the Trump regime during the 2019 opening
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Netroots Nation Board Chair Arshad Hasan touts the record setting attendance and diversity of speakers at this year's convention #NN19
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The Rev. angel Kyodo Williams welcomes attendees to Netroots Nation 2019 #NN19
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Artist and graphic recorder Matt Sullivan of Groundworks Studio illustrates the highlights of Defending the Census, a featured panel at Netroots Nation 2019 #NN19
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder listens to an audience question at Defending the Census, a featured #NN19 panel organized by Chair Emeritus Adam Bonin
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Panelists Sammi Brown, Elora Diaz, Anna Eskamani, and Summer Lee prepare to take a photo after Young Women of Color Winning Elections, a panel at
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Dylan Cate speaks about relational organizing at Netroots Nation 2019 #NN19
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Ruth Buffalo defeated Republican Randy Boehning, the sponsor of a restrictive voter identification law, to become the first Native American Democratic woman elected to the
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Kevin de Leon applauds the work of the Sunrise Movement and climate justice organizing efforts around the world at the conclusion of "Making the Green
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Naomi Klein shares a lighthearted moment with fellow panelists at the conclusion of "Making the Green New Deal Real" #NN19
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"Immoral": Protesters against Donald Trump decry his destructive policies and toxic politics in front of The White House
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