Tag: Netroots Nation

QOTD — Howard Dean Running for President in 2016

Filed in National by cassandra_m on June 21, 2013 • 0 Comments

Netroots Nation is underway and Howard Dean made some news early on — he’d consider running for President again. Particularly if he thinks the field needs to be pushed towards more popular positions:

What Makes Effective Activism?

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on June 20, 2011 • 8 Comments

What makes for effective activism? How do you go from the first step – getting attention – to achieving your goals?

Dan Pfeiffer Gets Grilled At Netroots Nation

Filed in National by cassandra_m on June 19, 2011 • 4 Comments

Netroots Nation is happening this weekend in Minneapolis, where Dan Pfeiffer came to spend an hour (or so) in front of this audience to answer questions from Kalli Joy Gray. A number of the questions she asked came from online viewers and twitter. A few of the questions are silly, but this is a very […]

Guest Post from DFA — Netroots Nation Scholarship Competition Launches

Filed in National by cassandra_m on March 9, 2011 • 1 Comment

Most of our regular readers know about Netroots Nation and believe it or not, that time of the year is coming up again. I’ve never been and I *really* want to go — the schedule has just never quite worked. In any event, Democracy for America sponsors attendees to this conference every year by providing scholarships to progressive bloggers and activists who couldn’t otherwise go.

Al Franken at Netroots Nation

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 26, 2010 • 7 Comments

Senator Al Franken’s closing remarks to Netroots Nation 2010.

The Moment of the Conference

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 25, 2010 • 4 Comments

There were lots of interesting panels and great speeches at Netroots Nation this week, but the confrontation between Lt. Dan Choi who was discharged under DADT was probably the emotional highlight.

Van Jones at Netroots Nation

Filed in National by cassandra_m on July 23, 2010 • 6 Comments

UI asked in the Open Thread if anyone saw this while it was live streamed earlier today. This is smart and compassionate and fun and hugely inspirational. Worth taking the time to watch:

Reflections On Netroots Nation

Filed in Delaware by Unstable Isotope on August 18, 2009 • 8 Comments

If you were following the blog last week, you probably know that I attended the Netroots Nation conference in Pittsburgh last week. Netroots Nation is a conference for bloggers from the left side of the blogosphere with opportunities for training, networking, self-congratulating, and, of course, partying. Here are the previous posts: Day 1, Day 2 […]

Netroots Nation Day 3

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on August 15, 2009 • 14 Comments

Yesterday was a full day so I didn’t get a chance to post much. Up today is Valerie Jarrett and an economic panel with Jon Corzine, Anna Burger, Kevin Drum and Dean Baker. Yesterday’s highlights were Howard Dean and the Specter/Sestak forum. Specter did better than I expected. He emphasized areas of agreement: pro-choice, pro-stimulus, […]

Live From Netroots Nation – Day 2

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on August 14, 2009 • 25 Comments

No CSPAN cameras right now, so I don’t have to worry whether my make-up looks good. On today’s agenda: Howard Dean discusses health care reform. The single payer advocates (HR 676) are out in force. I haven’t seen any Obama = Hitler signs yet. Dean’s thoughts: Some people are angry because we’re seeing a generational […]

Live From Netroots Nation

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on August 13, 2009 • 30 Comments

I’m here at Netroots Nation waiting for Bill Clinton’s speech to begin. I’ve got pretty good seats, so I should be able to see well. CSPAN is here so perhaps you’ll catch a glimpse of me on TV. CSPAN is covering the speech live. Chuck Rocha rocked the house! Great speaker. Judd Ligum(?) from Think […]