Netroots Nation 2014

Posted by | May 5, 2014
2020 War Room: Inside the Secret Plan to Beat GOP Gerrymandering

Democrats won 1.7 million more votes, but Republicans won the majority in Congress. You've heard that story before. Now join us for an inside look at the Democratic strategy to...

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Posted by | May 5, 2014
Stink Tanks in Your State: Inside the State Policy Network (SPN)

The State Policy Network (SPN) is a network of 64 right-wing state-based "think tanks" that have been the leading advocates of the right-wing agenda in the states for over the...

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Posted by | May 5, 2014
New Frontiers in Voter Contact: How open APIs, mobile, and real-time data collection are changing field forever

A new wave of technology startups are leveraging an increasingly open progressive data ecosystem to build tools that enable campaigns and organizations to make faster, better, more responsive decisions. Imagine...

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Running Digital Campaigns: What’s Changed and What’s Still Working?

This is the 10-year-anniversary of Howard Dean's revolutionary digital campaign. Despite the rise of Facebook, Twitter, and mobile campaigning over the past decade, email remains the primary way that we...

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Fighting for Truth and Universal Healthcare

Obamacare has finally been fully implemented, but the fight to successfully reform our healthcare system has a long way to go. Come hear detailed analysis of how we got here,...

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Fighting Fake Science: When the Right tries to Derail Your Movement with Misinformation

This panel will discuss right wing tactics—from climate change deniers to misinformation campaigns on birth control, sex ed, and abortion—that use fake science to try to attack progressive movements. Panelists...

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Voting Rights: On the Frontlines

Candidates running for Secretary of State will discuss voting rights issues that come up in the states and what participants can do to help fight back against Voter ID laws...

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Headline Risk and Social Cost: Hitting the 1% Where it Hurts

Headline risk remains one of the largest realms where progressives can force change on the masters of the universe. This session will examine the assets society has against the 1%,...

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The Rise of Janet Yellen: Why the Fed Matters, and How Progressives Fought for the First Female Chair of the Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve wields great economic power; it is often said that the Chairman of the Federal Reserve is the second most powerful person in America. In 2013, a ragtag...

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Manufacturing a Middle Class with Quality Jobs

Rebuilding our manufacturing base is the key to building a strong economy for the future and putting millions of people back to work in good middle class jobs. Manufacturing has...

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