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The Institute for Policy Studies hosted a discussion on the election results and the future of the progressive movement. Representatives from several organizations talked about the implications of a…

Gara LaMarche spoke via video link from New York about Democracy Alliance’s efforts to recruit wealthy donors' support for progressive candidates seeking office in national and state…

Katrina vanden Heuvel talked about the progressive agenda and the 2016 Democratic presidential field. Among other topics she spoke at length about Senator Bernie Sanders' presidential…

President Obama delivered remarks at Organizing for Action’s 2015 spring summit at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. He spoke about health care, immigration, trade agreements, and the…

Anna Galland talked by video link from Ann Arbor, Michigan, about MoveOn.org’s efforts to recruit Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to run for president in 2016. She also talked about President…

Adam Green talked about the political and legislative agenda of progressive interest groups, as well as their campaign strategy for the 2014 midterm elections. At the conclusion of the program,…

Celinda Lake talked about liberal causes. She used slides as she spoke about topics including the shrinking middle class, education, job creation, tax policy, and election turnouts. “The Populist…

Panelists talked about misstatements and blunders of political candidates that became news stories in recent campaigns. Topics included 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” statement,…

Participants called on progressives to vote in November, re-elect President Obama, and get more progressive candidates into Congress. Representative Schakowsky (D-IL) said the Republican…

Former Labor Secretar Robert Reich talked about the U.S. economy and his campaign suggestions for liberals and progressives in the 2012 elections. Topics included voters' responsibility to be…

Activists discussed strategies for advancing the “Occupy Movement,” a series of citizen protests in U.S. cities over the influence of major bank interests and corporations in the political…

Tevi Troy discussed his recent National Affairs article, "Are Think Tanks Becoming Too Political?", in which he argued that think tanks have become more focused on politics rather than…

Neera Tanden talked about progressives' attitudes toward toward President Obama and his policies. She talked about views on job growth, debt reduction, and taxation policies, as well as the…

Adam Green talked about the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, what the committee’s goals are and what role he expects the committee and progressives in general to play in the 2012…

Telephone lines were open for comments on a question related to a recent E.J. Dionne Washington Post column: “Where is the left’s tea party movement equivalent?”

Campus Progress, the youth division for the Center for American Progress, held its annual national conference. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius talked about youth, the…

Jane Hamsher talked about the efforts of Firedoglake.com, the progressive blog founded by Ms. Hamsher, to get voters to go to the offices of their local U.S. representative or senator on July 19, 2011, and express…

The closing session of the Netroots Nation Annual Conference featured an award ceremony honoring immigration activists and remarks by Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison. The band…

Ilyse Hogue talked about the impact of grassroot progressive groups, such as MoveOn.org, on the 2010 midterm elections. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN…

Deepak Bhargava talked about Campaign for Community Change’s issue agenda and its efforts to mobilize progressive and liberal voters in 2010 midterm election.s He also talked about his organization’s…