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One particularly fun part of America's Future Now 2009 was joining conference attendees and others in "tweeting" the conference. Here are some of our favorites from Twitter.

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The Next Fight: Immigration Reform

By Sara Robinson
June 4, 2009

Republicans have been running on immigration as a signature issue for the past several elections, so it's ironic that progressives are the ones with the most to gain from solving the immigration problem. But before we can do that, we need to understand—and agree—on what the problems are, and what can and should be done. more »

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Progressives Draw The Line On Health Care

By Isaiah J. Poole
June 3, 2009

Most people attending the America's Future Now conference are clear about one thing when it comes to health care: They are not prepared to compromise away the choice of a public health care option in order to get other reforms. more »

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Awards Gala

Submitted by Isaiah J. Poole
Produced by Campaign for America's Future
June 3, 2009

Three people on the front lines of the fight for social and economic justice—John J. Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO; Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus; and Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Center for Community Change—were honored Tuesday night at the America's Future Gala Awards Evening. Rep. more »

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The Politics of Immigration

Submitted by Isaiah J. Poole
Produced by Campaign for America's Future
June 3, 2009

Gabe Gonzalez of the Center for Community Change leads a panel discussion on how progressives can forge common ground on an immigration reform strategy. The panel includes Angelica Salas of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, Ali Noorani of the National Immigration Forum, former Labor secretary Ray Marshall and Eliseo Medina of the Service Employees International Union.

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Building The Progressive Road

By Digby
June 3, 2009

One of progressive politics' greatest challenges is to continue to evolve and expand even as its allies in government are in power. All the incentives change and motives and direction get complicated. It's a nice problem to have, but it's a problem nonetheless. more »

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War Without End

By Digby
June 3, 2009

Marcy Wheeler hosted a panel on torture at the AFN conference featuring Rep. Jerry Nadler and Christopher Anders of the ACLU, in which Nadler set forth a couple of ideas that are illuminating about the thinking among political players on the subject.

Marcy writes about one of them here:

Yesterday, Jerrold Nadler announced he will hold a hearing on state secrets on Thursday. more »

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Honors For Three Fighters For Economic And Social Justice

By Isaiah J. Poole
June 2, 2009

A theme that seemed to run through the three acceptance speeches of the award recipients at the America's Future Now! gala dinner Tuesday night was that people who have been left out or left behind in the move toward the American Dream are due their chance for prosperity, and now is the time for the progressive movement to take the lead in making that happen. more »

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Making Change: Progressives in the Obama Moment

By Robert Borosage
June 2, 2009

President Obama has deep and strong support from progressives. more »

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States Are On the Frontlines In Dealing With the Recession

By Bernie Horn
June 2, 2009

Progressives tend to focus on federal policy. Yet, a lot more legislating occurs at the state level. Every year, state legislatures consider 150,000 bills and enact 75 times as many laws as the U.S. Congress. And most domestic spending is directed by states—including bedrock programs such as public education, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, transportation, and public safety. more »

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