I’m happy to announce that our Chair, Anna Burger, is going to be keynoting at the Netroots Nation 2009 conference, coming up next month at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of a discussion titled “Building a 21st-Century Economy”:
Building a 21st Century Economy
Saturday, August 15th 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Keynote, Hall BShortly after President Obama took office, he remarked, “We need new rules of the road for the 21st century economy, together with the means and willingness to enforce them.” But in today’s world, economic solutions must include more than just bailouts and regulations.
As our leaders push to solve our country’s financial crisis, how can we maintain confidence in the economy while protecting the interests of the middle class? What are some of the pivotal policy decisions that are being made now, and what will a “21st century economy” look like? And how can we as progressives help for progressive change in areas such as health care and workers’ rights?
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Change to Win Chair Anna Burger and economist Dean Baker will join us in Pittsburgh for a discussion about the economy and how it affects working Americans. The panel will be moderated by Kevin Drum of Mother Jones.
If you care about the issues facing working people and you’re going to be at Netroots Nation this year, be sure to join us for this great discussion. And if you haven’t registered to attend the conference, there’s still time to do so, and you should — there’s going to be a huge range of events on issues of interest to progressives of every stripe. Here’s the agenda, and you can register online through the Netroots Nation Web site.
See you in Pittsburgh!