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Proposed San Jose County Inmate Policy Detrimental To Rehabilitation (VIDEO)

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Silicon Valley De-bug I met Raj Jayadev at Netroots Nation 2013 in San Jose California last week. He is the director of Silicon Valley De-Bug, a community organizing and entrepreneurial collective. You can read a profile of this group at New York Times here. Mr. Jayadev wanted to get the word out that San Jose […]

Netroots Nation 2013 Day 3

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Day three at Netroots Nations 2013 was a very eventful day. I attended several panels that were very informative.Two specifically stood out; “10 Secret Ways to Make Your Stuff Maybe Go Viral If you Are Really Lucky” and “The Most  Epic Subject Line Writing Workshop In The History Of NN13”. You can have the best […]

Majority Leader Pelosi Booed At Netroots Nation 2013 Then Cheered

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Former Speaker of the House and Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi was interviewed by Zerlina Maxwell on Saturday at Netroots Nation 2013 in front of a large audience. She was introduced by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA). Senator Boxer provided a ringing endorsement of all the accomplishments Rep. Pelosi had accomplished throughout her life and especially as […]

Live Blogging Nancy Pelosi

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Nancy Pelosi – Live blogging Majority Leader . See the blog post of the event here. [liveblog] 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. Support Our Politics Done Right […]

President Obama Pleads For Support From His Liberal Base (VIDEO)

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On Thursday President Obama sent a video to the Netroots Nation 2013 gathering in San Jose California. He knows that many are looking at some of his policies with skepticism. His video starts with his speech at his inauguration. It highlights all the liberal policies enacted. They included his support for women rights policies, gay […]

Netroots Nation 2013 Day 1

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The first day of Netroots Nation began eventfully. I got up early to write one of my daily blogs. I finished selecting the panels I was going to attend for the day, showered, and then walked the 1.1 miles to the convention center. I got to the registration desk before it opened, however a crowed […]

My Interview by Freelance Journalist Talia Whyte at Netroots Nation 2012

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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

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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

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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. […]