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Posted by | April 8, 2013
How to Fix That: Modernizing Our Elections

Thousands of voters waited for hours to cast their ballots in November, standing in lines long after the polls closed. Even President Obama commented that "we have to fix that"...

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Stopping the Next Depression: Banks are Still too Big to Fail

While it was a step forward, the Dodd/Frank bill is missing some critical pieces. Banks are still "too big to fail"—and they're bigger than ever. Wall Street has oversized political...

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Moving the Needle: How We Won Gay Marriage in 2012

After a string of more than 30 losses at the ballot, gay activists won four marriage-related ballot campaigns in 2012. These historic wins legalized the freedom to marry for same-sex...

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The Year of the Woman: Moving the Needle Forward for Feminism

We've danced globally combating violence against women, and we've given micro-grants out the wazoo to women's initiatives around the world. So why are we still fighting for gender equality in...

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Not Your Mother’s Abortion Fight: Millennials, Youth of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice

Many youth of color and young feminists today see the fight for abortion rights as part of a broader fight for justice in multiple arenas. We’ll talk about reproductive justice...

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Ask a Sista: Black Women Muse on Politics, Policy, Pop Culture and Scholarship

This session was a big hit at Netroots 2011 and 2012, with a panel of progressive Sistas who take no prisoners and give you the critical, political analysis you deserve....

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Women on the Run

Join us for best practices and cautionary tales from women running for office. We'll focus on confronting sexism that abounds in politics and how to shake up the status quo....

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Free your Ass: Defining and Creating a Progressive Sexual Culture

Having reelected President Obama and defeated cartoonishly anti-sex candidates in 2012, the left has won some minor ground in the right's reinvigorated culture war on sex and sexual freedom. So...

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So You Want to Be a Pundit? Women Progressives on the Keys to Success

Progressive women's voices in world of political commentary and punditry are few. Yes, there are some high-profile exceptions, but research shows that only about 20 percent of political "talking heads"...

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Love, Compassion and Other Outrageous Forms of Activism

Activists tend to be motivated by a powerful, inclusive sense of connection to all beings and the planet. Yet guilt, frustration, weariness and internal conflict can remove us from the...

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