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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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking ending felony disenfranchisement with Nicole Porter
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.
NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking SCOTUS reform with Sarah Lipton-Lubet
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
NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking smart campaign strategies with Stephanie Taylor
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.
NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking abortion rights and disability justice with Cori Frazer
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.
NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking media and movement history with Markos Moulitsas
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.
Netroots Nation 2022 — Day One — Featured Panel: Abortion access is both a disability issue and a queer issue
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.
President Biden pitches plan to lower the cost of essential drugs at appearance in Auburn
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.
A look at President Biden’s Earth Day itinerary
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.
Joe Biden touches down at SeaTac, beginning state’s first presidential visit in six years
The President’s itinerary includes a DNC fundraiser, an Earth Day event in Seward Park, and an Auburn appearance at Green River College to discuss lowering costs for American families.
President Biden stops in Portland to tout Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The United States is finally taking meaningful steps to address its painfully deep infrastructure deficit, President Joe Biden declared today to a supportive crowd in Portland during his first visit to the Beaver State as Commander-in-Chief.
President Biden is on his way to the great Pacific Northwest, travel pool says
The 46th President of the United States is on his way to Oregon and Washington State for his first official visit as Commander-in-Chief to both states, accompanied by a significant number of aides and advisors from the White House.
White House shares more details for President Joe Biden’s upcoming PNW visit
At the daily White House press briefing, Press Secretary Jen Psaki made public an initial list of supporting speakers at Biden’s official events and elaborated on the themes for each.
President Joe Biden returning to the PNW for Earth Day, will stop in Portland and Seattle
This will be Biden’s first trip to Washington and Oregon as President. Biden has already been to Idaho as President, stopping in Boise for a visit as part of another trip out west that he took last year. Biden was most recently in Seattle in 2019 during a pre-pandemic fundraising swing as part of his presidential campaign.