As the 2020–2021 school year approaches, the longer-term repercussions of the nation’s failure to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic are starting to become painfully apparent.
Daily Archives: August 13th, 2020
Netroots Nation 2020 opens with “biggest, baddest, blackest panel of the summer”
Speakers included Representative Joe Neguse of Colorado, Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party, likely future U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman, and Stacey Abrams.
Democratic Secretaries of State discuss protecting the vote at Netroots Nation 2020
Denise Merrill of Connecticut, Jena Griswold of Colorado, and Jocelyn Benson of Michigan teamed up for a panel that previewed the 2020 presidential election.
Democratic AGs discuss taking on Trump and building equity at Netroots Nation 2020
Attorneys general Phil Weiser, Xavier Becerra, Keith Ellison, and Maura Healey helped kickstart the conference with a substantive panel discussion.
Equity, climate justice, and public health go hand in hand, Netroots Nation panelists say
The world is grappling with a novel coronavirus pandemic while climate damage grows ever worse. Netroots Nation 2020 decided to explore how systemic inequality defines both fights.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris make their first appearance together as running mates
The two appeared together at a live-streamed event where their speeches highlighted their respect for one another and the necessity of taking down Trump.