| Excerpt: | In the ninth and final installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with activist and filmmaker Abigail Disney about her film "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales," labor organizing, and improving the lives of the workers at the Happiest Place on Earth. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties |
| Tags: | Collective Bargaining, Fair Wages & Leave, Netroots Nation, NPI@NN |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking about tech for volunteers with Samantha Boucher
| Excerpt: | In this eighth installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Samantha Boucher, CEO and Co-Founder of Shire, a digital organizing platform, to discuss smart organizing strategies, engaging volunteers, and how to make campaign tools more accessible for the new generation of voters. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Monday, August 29th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Technology |
| Tags: | Interoperability, Netroots Nation, NPI@NN |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking youth activism, plants with Brian Wingbermuehle
| Excerpt: | In this seventh installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Brian Wingbermuehle, the youngest Democratic committee member for St. Louis County, about the challenges facing young progressive activists and protecting plants from climate damage. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Sunday, August 28th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Conservation, Netroots Nation, NPI@NN |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking utilizing technology in organizing with Brian T. Smith
| Excerpt: | In this fifth installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Brian T. Smith about his organization's new social network, Unified. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Friday, August 26th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports, Technology |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, NPI@NN |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking ending felony disenfranchisement with Nicole Porter
| Excerpt: | In this fifth installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Nicole Porter, Senior Director of Advocacy for The Sentencing Project, about restoring fundamental liberties to those with felony convictions. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Thursday, August 25th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, Nondiscrimination, NPI@NN |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking SCOTUS reform with Sarah Lipton-Lubet
| Excerpt: | In this fourth installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Take Back the Court Foundation Executive Director, Sarah Lipton-Lubet, about adding justices to secure abortion rights |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, NPI@NN, U.S. Supreme Court Expansion |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking smart campaign strategies with Stephanie Taylor
| Excerpt: | In this third installment of NPI@NN, NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, about smart strategies for Democratic campaigns in the 2022 midterms and beyond. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, NPI@NN, Partybuilding |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking abortion rights and disability justice with Cori Frazer
| Excerpt: | In this second installment of NPI@NN, NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with the Executive Director at the Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy, Cori Frazer, about the intersections of abortion rights and disability. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Monday, August 22nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, Nondiscrimination, NPI@NN |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking media and movement history with Markos Moulitsas
| Excerpt: | In the inaugural installment of NPI@NN, NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos about the state of our democracy, historic right wing dominance of the fourth estate, and the upcoming midterm elections. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Sunday, August 21st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, NPI@NN |
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Netroots Nation 2022 — Day One — Featured Panel: Abortion access is both a disability issue and a queer issue
| Excerpt: | NPI spent some time on Thursday at a panel titled Dobbs and Roe: Queer, Gender-Expansive Visions for Abortion Care, featuring an all LGBTQAI+ panel, where they discussed the broader impacts of abortion access through the lens of queerness and disability. |
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| Published at: | 8:29 AM on Friday, August 19th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, NPI@NN |
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President Biden pitches plan to lower the cost of essential drugs at appearance in Auburn
| Excerpt: | The 46th President spoke not for the ages, but of years as a widowed parent of two little boys who could not afford childcare even as a U.S. Senator, as an aneurysm patient cared for by nurses. |
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| Published at: | 10:18 PM on Friday, April 22nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Pharmaceuticals, Presidential Visits |
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A look at President Biden’s Earth Day itinerary
| Excerpt: | It's not often that the President of the United States is here in our region for an occasion like Earth Day, but it's certainly fitting that he is. Here's an annotated look at his plans for the day, as announced by the White House press office. |
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| Published at: | 7:00 AM on Friday, April 22nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Earth Day, Presidential Visits |
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NPI’s 2023 Spring Fundraising Gala to be held Saturday, April 29th in Bellevue, Washington