As of this evening, we are now more than halfway through Netroots Nation 2012. Here’s a roundup of some of the articles the traditional media has published about the convention since yesterday: WRNI, Providence’s local National Public Radio (NPR) station, has a report on Netroots Nation’s opening day. WPRI, the city’s CBS affiliate, talked to […]
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LIVE from Providence: Saving Public Transportation: A Matter of Social Justice
Although it seems like the early afternoon (still on West Coast time), it’s as good a time as any to talk about the national pattern on defunding public transportation and transit’s place as a social justice issue. This panel was a reminder about work which is being done back in Washington state by the Transit […]
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LIVE from Providence: Educational Opportunity & Economic Dignity
How is educational equality linked to the economic situation on the ground? I came to this discussion between the American Federation of Teachers and Ilyse Hogue of the Nation. Like many of the panels so soon after the Wisconsin recall, conversation started out about the attacks which have been made against unions, and the fact […]
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LIVE from Providence: Organizing Outside the Lines: Reaching Hard-to-Reach Communities On and Offline
“These are not the only people working on these issues”, the moderator emphasized at the beginning of the panel. In a packed ballroom hall, this panel attempted to talk about ways to genuinely engaged groups that are not traditionally engaged. The moderator had to emphasize that “hard-to-reach” was in quotes, as communities which might be […]
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LIVE from Providence: Opening Day at Netroots Nation 2012… in pictures!
Good afternoon from Providence! We have had a busy day so far here on the first day of the seventh annual Netroots Nation, as you may have noticed if you’ve been following our morning convention coverage. Though we try to be as descriptive as we can when we’re covering panels, keynotes, and special events, a […]
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President Obama arrives in Everett for first 2012 visit to the real Washington
Good morning, everyone, and greetings from the Boeing plant in Everett, where Patrick, Eve, and I are waiting to be transported to Paine Field and the factory where the 787 Dreamliner is assembled on press buses. We’re here in Everett to cover the final leg of President Obama’s mid-February tour of the Left Coast, which […]
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Liveblogging the 2012 State of the Union
Welcome all to NPI’s 2012 coverage of the State of the Union address. We’ll be updating this post periodically throughout the President’s speech. Various dignitaries are currently filing into the House chamber, and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D‑AZ) just entered the chamber to a standing ovation. Giffords looks radiant. Her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly is a […]
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Mitt Romney projected to win New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary
Although most precincts have yet to report in, the traditional media has already declared Mitt Romney the winner of the 2012 Republican primary in New Hampshire… and Romney has taken to the stage to deliver an arrogantly-worded victory speech filled with bold promises that he has no ability whatsoever to fulfill, along with a generous […]
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Richard Mitchell, Jane Hague emerge as finalists for King County Council District #6
Tonight, voters ended a lively four-way contest for a battleground county council district by sending the oldest candidate (a well known incumbent who has served several terms) and the youngest candidate (a first time office-seeker) on to the general election for a November matchup. In the returns just released by King County Elections, Republican Jane […]