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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking about the American Dream with Abigail Disney

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.
Published at:8:22 PM on Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
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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.
Published at:8:22 PM on Monday, August 29th, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
Categories:Events, Technology
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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.
Published at:8:22 PM on Sunday, August 28th, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
Categories:Events, Our Environment, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking worker organizing, ALU’s future with Chris Smalls

Excerpt: In this sixth installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with organizer and Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls about the unifying power of workers joining forces to bargain collectively and the future of the ALU.
Published at:8:22 PM on Saturday, August 27th, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
Categories:Economic Security, Events, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports
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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.
Published at:8:22 PM on Friday, August 26th, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
Categories:Events, Series & Special Reports, Technology
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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.
Published at:8:22 PM on Thursday, August 25th, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
Categories:Civil Liberties, Events, Series & Special Reports
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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
Published at:8:22 PM on Wednesday, August 24th, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
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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.
Published at:8:22 PM on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
Categories:Elections, Events, Party Politics
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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.
Published at:8:22 PM on Monday, August 22nd, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
Categories:Civil Liberties, Events, Policy Topics
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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.
Published at:8:22 PM on Sunday, August 21st, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
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Netroots Nation 2022 — Day Two — Redistricting: What Happened? What Did We Learn? What’s Next?

Excerpt: 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.”
Published at:2:32 PM on Friday, August 19th, 2022
Written by:Alexa Moormeier
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Netroots Nation 2022 — Day Two — Featured Panel: Disinformation and the Vote

Excerpt: 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.
Published at:1:44 PM on Friday, August 19th, 2022
Written by:Alexa Moormeier
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Netroots Nation 2022 — Day One — Opening Keynote: All Eyes on Pennsyvania

Excerpt: Netroots Nation 2022 kicked off Thursday with a lively keynote speech from a long list of electeds, advocates and activists in Pennsylvania politics.
Published at:10:39 AM on Friday, August 19th, 2022
Written by:Alexa Moormeier
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Netroots Nation 2022 — Day One — Featured Panel: Solving the Climate Crisis Starts with Combating Misinformation

Excerpt: 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.
Published at:9:21 AM on Friday, August 19th, 2022
Written by:Alexa Moormeier
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