OurFuture.org at Netroots Nation 2012

Three members of our online team attended Netroots Nation in Providence, R.I. Follow their posts on this page.


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Can A Grand Bargain Be An Opportunity?

By Dave Johnson
June 10, 2012

As I mentioned Friday in "Real Jobs At Stake" I attended a blogger meeting with Rhode Island's Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. more »

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#nn12 Panel: Why Can't Apple Make Your iPhone in America?

By Dave Johnson
June 9, 2012

Following are my prepared notes for my talk on the Netroots Nation panel, Why Can't Apple Make Your iPhone in America? except cleaned up to make me look better: more »

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"Real Jobs At Stake"

By Dave Johnson
June 8, 2012

I attended a blogger meeting with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to talk about Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition that has formed to help win the coming fight over the expiring Bush tax cuts. As you remember, two years ago the Republicans held unemployment benefits hostage, demanding they be extended for 2 years. more »

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Eric Schnederman: "Thank You For Pushing Me"

By Isaiah J. Poole
June 7, 2012

There were rumblings that Thursday's Netroots Nation keynote address by Eric Schneiderman, the New York attorney general and the head of an Obama administration task force on Wall Street fraud, was going to be disrupted by protestors. more »

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The Netroots Nation Conference -- ALEC Exposed

By Dave Johnson
June 7, 2012

I'm at the Netroots Nation 2012 conference in Providence. The weather has been pretty good, a brief rainshower but otherwise sunny and pleasant day. There are panels all day, breakout sessions on various topics, state caucuses, parties, lunches, dinners, parties, receptions, parties, conversations in the hotel bar, late to bed, up early, jet lag, and another day of the same... more »

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How Activists Score Wins Taking On The Banks

By Isaiah J. Poole
June 7, 2012

There is some good news in the fight for homeowners and against the big banks. Homeowners who are facing foreclosures because of unfair and often illegal practices by the major financial Goliaths are learning how to organize, how to shame bank executives and how to get local media attention.

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