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 3 — Featured Panel: Post-Roe Does Not Mean Post-Abortion
“Every movement can be tracked back to the importance of abortion access,” said Lizz Winstead of the Abortion Access Front. This was the central theme of Saturday morning’s Netroots Nation panel titled: Post-Roe Doesn’t Mean Post Abortion…If You Step Up.
Tim Eyman’s lawsuit to force more anti-tax propaganda onto 2022 ballots gets quashed
A pro se lawsuit recently filed by right wing provocateur Tim Eyman that sought to load up Washingtonians’ 2022 ballots with additional anti-tax propaganda has ended in failure after the State Supreme Court issued a special order deeming Eyman’s legal challenge untimely, thus putting the kibosh on his scheme.
Netroots Nation 2022 — Day Two — Redistricting: What Happened? What Did We Learn? What’s Next?
Michael Li of the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program opened Friday afternoon’s redistricting panel at Netroots Nation by stating that although there have been historic gains in this redistricting cycle, “There are many maps in the country that are still widely skewed in favor of the party that drew them.”
Netroots Nation 2022 — Day Two — Featured Panel: Disinformation and the Vote
This Friday morning at Netroots Nation, the conversation at the Disinformation in the Vote panel focused on how such efforts disproportionately target non-English-speaking communities.
Netroots Nation 2022 — Day One — Opening Keynote: All Eyes on Pennsyvania
Netroots Nation 2022 kicked off Thursday with a lively keynote speech from a long list of electeds, advocates and activists in Pennsylvania politics.
Netroots Nation 2022 — Day One — Featured Panel: Solving the Climate Crisis Starts with Combating Misinformation
Combating disinformation and misinformation starts with tracking where it is being spread and how far it’s reaching. That is the goal of Phil Newell and Allison Fisher, two of Thursday afternoon’s panelists, at Media Matters.
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.
Netroots Nation 2022 — Day One — Featured Panel: Defenders of Democracy
Netroots Nation’s “Defenders of Democracy” panel on Thursday morning focused on keeping personal abortion care stories on the forefront of campaigns and advocacy this November.
Representative Adam Smith to speak at NPI’s Nineteenth Anniversary Picnic (08/21)
Join us on Sunday, August 21st, 2022 to hear from Congressman Adam Smith, who will deliver the keynote address at our celebration of NPI’s nineteenth anniversary.
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (August 7th-12th)
The week’s major votes included congressional adoption of the climate and health focused Inflation Reduction Act as well as Senate confirmation of Constance J. Milstein to be the U.S. ambassador to Malta.
Jim Ferrell falsely labels NPI’s Prosecuting Attorney contest research a “push poll”
Asked about our finding during an appearance on Jason Rantz’s right wing talk show this week, Ferrell inexplicably went on the attack, falsely denouncing NPI’s research as “a push poll” and declaring himself the victim of unfair practices.