Netroots Nation 2018’s second plenary session featured speeches from Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, but the highlight was a panel discussion featuring women leaders who are working to lift up communities across America through electoral organizing and movement building.
Daily Archives: August 3rd, 2018
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LIVE from New Orleans: Why avoiding talking about race is inauthentic and ineffective
When we don’t directly address race and dog whistle messages, people know that we aren’t being honest. But when we call it out and address it, we build trust and authenticity. Invoking cross-racial solidarity helps to get past people’s cynicism.
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LIVE from New Orleans: Thinking and uniting across issues to protect our federal judiciary
Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination can be blocked. At Netroots Nation, a distinguished panel of activists with expertise in opposing extremist right wing judicial nominations discussed what it will take to keep Kavanaugh off the bench and deny Trump and McConnell a victory.
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LIVE from New Orleans: America’s housing crisis is an issue for everyone, everywhere
The federal government has failed to address this growing crisis in our country, and that really needs to change in order to adequately address the problem. This is an issue where progressives can and should be leading.