Kos: Inside the Mind of Markos Moulitsas
There are many dark and mysterious places on this planet. I assume they would also exist throughout the universe although I can’t be sure because when I bought my telescope as a kid, I assumed heavenly bodies meant those found in the house across the street. Anyway, many would find at least some of these [...]
Occupy Prov: Bail Out Workers, Not CEOs
Note: This was written by Paul Hubbard, Chris Murphy and Jared Paul. It reflects Occupy Providence’s position on the 38 Studios debacle. The die-in represents the destruction of jobs by trickle-down strategies not the workers who lost their jobs. CHANTING “MONEY for jobs and a decent wage, not for bailouts and 38,” 75 members and [...]
No Shield Against the Results of Public Speech
So the other day I received this email shortly after an article I wrote appeared in RI Future (I’ve only edited it due to some sentence breaks: Sam; Publishing the contents of the OP discussion list serve on -line with links at RI Future blog is a violation of our safety/security policies. Of course, anyone is free [...]
Netroots Nation: A Review
Preparing for my Netroots panel discussion on revitalizing local political blogs, I was corrected by moderator Andrew Villeneuve of the Northwest Progressive Institute when I introduced myself as having come to the blogosphere from the mainstream media. “You mean the traditional media,” he interrupted. “We are the mainstream media.” While it’s a debatable claim, it [...]
Iran: the Progressive War?
Iran 2012: Iraq 2003 All Over Again? presented the neoliberal case for the imposition of economic sanctions on Iran. The panel was moderated by Karen Finney and consisted of Democratic strategist Bob Creamer, Alireza Nader from the Rand Corporation, National Security Network executive director Heather Hurlburt, and Rhode Island’s own Senator Jack Reed. Reed was [...]
NN Panel: No Such Thing as Progressive Security Policy
That’s my takeaway from the Netroots Nation panel Intervention, Isolation, and the Future of Progressive Security Policy (watch the full panel in that link), which was moderated by Adam Weinstein of Mother Jones; and featured Tom Perriello (fmr. U.S. Representative for VA-5 and now president of the Center for American Progress Action Fund), Dr. Kristin Lord (here on [...]
Netroots Nation: Day One
About 8:00 AM, I got my media credentials (thanks to Bob Plain) and I headed upstairs to the Convention Center Rotunda to hear Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead and friends discuss the news that day. Mainly it was focused on Scott Walker’s victory in the recall election. And mainly, it was sort of the smarminess [...]
Occupy Goes Home: Making Me Love OWS at NN12
I hadn’t meant to attend this discussion, but I’m glad I did. Occupy Goes Home: The Occupy Movement and the Foreclosure Crisis was hands down the best thing I attended on Thursday, and blew the rest out of the water. Moderated by Sarah Jaffe (Labor Editor at AlterNet), it featured Matt Browner-Hamlin (from Occupy Our Homes), Nick Espinosa (of Occupy Homes Minnesota and the activist who famously glitter-bombed [...]
Netroots Asks: ‘What Does A New Economy Look Like?’
I stumbled across our editor Bob Plain at Beyond Occupy: What Does a New Economic System Look Like? which took place at 10:30 AM. Bob was unfortunately trying to coordinate with David Pepin on the budget live-blogging, leading to some furtive discussion on his cellphone that eventually attracted a few stares before Bob went outside. The panel discussion itself [...]
Netroots Itinerary, Day 1
Of course everyone talks about the parties and the networking opportunities, but the real action at Netroots Nation is in the panels and speakers. Each day of the big progressive get together I’ll be posting a little bit about some of the panels and speakers I’m looking forward to sitting in on. Look for posts [...]
Three Local Authors, RI Futurists Present At Netroots
Three Rhode Island progressive authors will “battle it out” at Netroots Nation in what is being billed as “an idea free-for-all.” The meeting of the minds will take place at 2 p.m. on Thursday in the fifth floor Rotunda of the Convention Center. Not only are all three published by Light Publications – billed as [...]
Occupy Prov Plans Sidewalk Protest During Netroots
Netroots Nation won’t be the only progressive group taking Providence by storm this weekend. Occupy Providence, the activists that protested economic inequality by turning Burnside Park into a tent city in 2011, plans to re-occupy the city in honor of Netroots. Local poet and activist Jared Paul, one of the original organizers of Occupy Providence, [...]
Follow Netroots Nation on Twitter
If you can’t be at all the action for Netroots Nation 2012 in Providence later this week, you can at least follow along on Twitter. We’ve embedded a widget below that will pick up anyone using the official Netroots hashtag for this year’s conference: #NN12
Krugman, McKibben, Warren To Speak at Netroots Nation
In just a few short weeks Netroots Nation will be coming to Providence. Today we announced our latest keynote session focused on the economy. The 99 percent have taken to the streets in unprecedented numbers yet we haven’t seen this outcry reflected in the policies in Washington, where conventional wisdom lands somewhere between the status [...]
Netroots Offers 10 Scholarships to Annual Conference
Looking for an affordable and socially responsible way to attend the annual Netroots Nation conference this June in Providence? If so you’re in luck because the conference of progressive bloggers and activists is teaming up with Rally.org to offer 10 scholarships to this year’s confab for those who show a prowess for progressive fundraising. See [...]
RI Progress Report: Arbor Day, Netroots Nation, Medical Marijuana, Muslim Brotherhood, Maria Cimini, ALEC
Happy Arbor Day, Rhode Island! Hug a tree today. Or, even better, plant one. Don’t expect much protest at Netroots Nation here in Providence in June, says Ted Nesi, but do expect a visitor from the White House. Meanwhile … Netroots Sweeden starts today. In the federal governments’ latest attempt to trample state’s rights and [...]
Netroots Nation Releases Panel List for Providence
Netroots Nation, the annual convention for progressive bloggers that is being held in Providence from June 7 and 10, released its much anticipated agenda of panels today, and RI Future, along with many other locals, will be represented. Either me or previous publisher Brian Hull (we’re still trying to figure out who with the Netroots [...]
Netroots Nation “Grab a Booth” Contest
Netroots Nation — in Providence in June — is offering free exhibit booths and passes to a select few non-profit orgs. Sounds like being a local non-profit helps your chances: Would your nonprofit or small business like a free booth in the 2012 Netroots Nation Community and Exhibit Hall in Providence, Rhode Island? Then enter [...]
Fighting for Our Future
This is bound to be an exciting year for our state, and I know I speak for many when I say that the return of RI Future to the Ocean State’s blogosphere is a welcome one. From Netroots Nation coming to Providence – something Mayor Taveras and I worked particularly hard to ensure – to [...]
TONIGHT: The Providence Blogosphere Post-Holidays Party
Come out tonight and celebrate the return of Rhode Island’s Future at the Annual Providence Blogosphere Post-Holidays Party, TONIGHT from 7 – 10pm at The Salon, 57 Eddy Street in Providence. Confirmed bloggers are Greater City Providence, Providence Daily Dose, Rhode Island’s Future, and I {Heart} Rhody. Everyone is welcome! It’s free, and we’ll be [...]
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