I was interviewed several times at Netroots Nation 2012. Tara Whyte is a freelance journalist who has reported on issues related to social justice, media and technology for over 10 years. Her work can be found in the Houston Chronicle, The Progressive, theGrio.com, The Boston Globe, MSNBC, PBS, Al Jazeera, among many others. Please view […]
Open Letter To Netroots Nation Panelists Lisa Donner, Matthew Yglesias, Karl Smith, & Mike Konczal
Netroots Nation 2012 list of panels shows that they are serious in pushing the proper socio-economic-political direction of the country. More importantly it provides the factual basis for the reasons we should adopt a progressive direction with fact based themes. One of the panels I most wanted to attend was titled “Why the Fed is […]
Netroots Nation 2012: Paul Krugman Analysis The Current State Of Economy
Paul Krugman provides analysis on the current state of the economy. LIKE My Facebook Page – Visit My Blog: EgbertoWillies.com Follow @EgbertoWillies Viewers are encouraged to subscribe and join the conversation for more insightful commentary and to support progressive messages. Together, we can populate the internet with progressive messages that represent the true aspirations of most Americans. […]
Netroots Nation 2012: Howard Dean stump speech and first tweet
Howard Dean gave a pep rally at Netroots Nation 2012 and then proceeded to tweet his first tweet from @GovHowardDean. My Books– Follow Me– Visit Me Viewers are encouraged to subscribe and join the conversation for more insightful commentary and to support progressive messages. Together, we can populate the internet with progressive messages […]
Netroots Nation 2012: Dr. Eddie Moore Jr. on White Privilege Conference
As I walked the exhibit floor at Netroots Nation 2012 I was first taken aback by a black man sitting in under a sign that said White Privilege Conference. I stopped and engage in a very enlightening conversation with Eddie Moore Jr. Interesting enough as a member of the Move to Amend executive committee, that […]
Netroots Nation 2012: Van Jones Keynote Speech
Van Jones gave an excellent speech at Netroots Nation 2012. He hit the major points on what in the view of many progressives are the issues of consequence. The room was electric for the entire closing event. Elon James gave us comedic relief with his brand of funny sarcasm with a heavy dose of reality. […]
Why Can’t We Get Our Message Across? It Is About Framing The Narrative
I am at Netroots Nation 2012 right now in a session titled “How Progressives Get Narrative Wrong and How To Get It Right”. This is something we are talk about at Coffee Party USA and many other activist organizations I work with. An idea like “we want an economy that works for everyone” is fine. […]