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Netroots Nation 2016 atoned to Black Lives Matter for 2015?
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Last week I went to the Netroots Nation 2016 Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. It was a great convention where I was unsure of the outcome. You see we are in disruptive times. Last year the conference was disrupted by Black Lives Matter as they held Martin O’Malley and Senator Bernie Sanders to task. The response from the attendees of this convention, the largest conglomeration of liberal bloggers and activists in the country was subpar at best.
This Netroots Nation Convention was very different. The convention is starting to take up issues of racial justice and social justice in a more intentional manner. It is a change of direction that is needed especially from an organization that purports to be the largest and most liberal group in the country.
Of course, we will discuss the Republican National Convention and what it means.
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Blog of the week
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My Blog Posts Of The Week
- There is more Trump in all of us than we believe. Anand Giridharadas: It’s an autoimmune disease.
- A MAGA caller expected a fight and left speechless when I agreed with him.
- AT LAST! Colombian President Gustavo Petro stood up to Trump’s bullying on immigrants’ return.
- Rep. Jasmine Crockett destroys the immigration myths: This is likely Trump’s most ingenious grift.
- Mainstream media is allowing Trump to hoodwink them about the Panama Canal.
- Here is a journalist promising to follow the money to hold the Trump admin accountable. We’ll see!
- Message to MAGA: You are about to get screwed by your Fuhrer, Trump!
- The TikTok ban was a fraud, and Democrats gave Trump a layup to win over some young voters.
- Trump says he is taking back the Panama Canal. His revenge for tax evasion in Panama will fail.
- Latin America suffers because our Oligarchy fears Americans may critically think and wake up.
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth to Pete Hegseth: Let’s not lower the standard for you! You are not qualified.
- Why are some people in the green building industry so bullish on bamboo?
- What is Jimmy Carter’s environmental legacy?
- FINALLY, The myth of a failed Jimmy Carter presidency was imploded with this eulogy
- Why Americans must get Trump buyer’s remorse quickly!
- A wealthy NYU professor infers a revolution if the income inequality trajectory is not reversed.
- Canadian political leader to Trump: Instead of 51st state, why not this?
- Executives’ bad deeds are hidden behind corporations because of this bait-and-switch.
- My answer to my daughter’s concern that immigrants have more hope in America than born Americans.
- On the anniversary of the Jan 6 terrorist coup attempt of the USA, we certify the coup leader.
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