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Posted by | April 19, 2016
Black Women and Storytelling: How Centering Black Women’s Experiences Can Move Policy and Shape Culture [Voter Pick]

Storytelling is one of the most sought-after ways to change cultural and political landscapes; however, sometimes the ways in which stories are collected, shared, and used can replicate the same...

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Posted by | July 9, 2015
#FutureForum: a conversation on millennials and Congress with Reps. Swalwell and Gallego

The panel will be an interactive conversation on the burden of student debt and how it’s holding back an entire generation of young people as they embark on their lives....

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Posted by | June 19, 2015
A progressive U.S. foreign policy begins in Iran (sponsored panel)

Negotiators from six world powers negotiated a strong deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program. In the months leading up to the final agreement, hawks in Congress went into...

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Posted by | June 19, 2015
A Movement Not a Moment: Fighting Fast Track in Arizona (sponsored panel)

Over the past year, progressive activists have joined together across the country to organize unprecedented grassroots opposition to the deeply flawed Fast Track process for passing trade deals. In this...

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Posted by | May 30, 2015
The Second Shift in 2015: Why #TooBusyToFail Burnout Culture is Hurting Us All

Despite the growth of women in leadership since Arlie Hochschild coined the term in 1989, the second shift is alive and well in 2015. Full-time working women still shoulder twice...

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Posted by | May 29, 2015
A Streetcar Named Deception (sponsored panel)

Streetcars are enjoying a renaissance as a funky, classic mode of transportation through historic and commercial areas of cities. From Milwaukee to Kansas City to Tucson, cities are building or...

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Posted by | May 29, 2015
2020 War Room: Update from the Fight to End GOP Gerrymandering (sponsored panel)

Right-wing gerrymandering was bad in 2010, but John Roberts’ Supreme Court can still make it a whole lot worse in 2020 – particularly for Latino and other minority communities who...

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Posted by | May 29, 2015
Raising Wages is Common Sense Economics (sponsored panel)

The first step towards fixing income equality is to make sure people understand that the economy isn’t inevitable --  it’s shaped by intentional policy decisions that can and should work...

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Posted by | May 29, 2015
Education in the 2016 Presidential Campaign (sponsored panel)

The next President will have a huge responsibility in shaping the future of public education in America. Common Core, access to higher education, college affordability, civil rights and equal opportunity...

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Posted by | May 29, 2015
Unions as the Answer to the Defining Issue of our Time (sponsored panel)

It’s no accident that corporate-backed politicians have been on the attack against unions. They know what we have known for a long time: joining a union is one of the...

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