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The health insurance industry is launching a public relations and lobbying campaign today that is designed to convince people that they are on the side of reform even as they support a status-quo solution suspiciously similar to one pushed by Sen. John McCain and congressional conservatives. But a group of determined activists is making sure that people see through this smoke-and-mirrors show. more »

Netroots Nations participants have four clear priorities for the next president: ending the war in Iraq, addressing the global warming crisis, obtaining health care for all and clsing the growing gap between the rich and poor, according to a straw poll done by Democracy Corps and the Campaign for America's Future. more »

OUTSIDE OF WACO, TEXAS - I'm filing this weekly column dispatch at a rest stop outside of Waco, Texas on my way to the Netroots Nation conference. On the drive from Dallas, I've been listening to talk radio and obsessing over the concept of "the center." more »

Individualistic "netroots" bloggers are at the forefront of new media technology, and are looking for ways to improve coordination and broad the reach of their ideas. Labor unions have been organizing and coordinating for decades, and are looking for ways to maximize the potential of new media technology. more »

Most of Campaign for America's Future's bloggers went to Austin, Texas for the third annual Netroots Nation conference. The conference reflected the constantly growing and evolving nature of the blogosphere, and various panels addressed the challenge of building a progressive movement in today's political environment.

» Read all of our blog posts and see video from Netroots Nation.... more »

How do you turn a progressive populist uprising into real change? Here are five keys that involve focus, structure, what we organize around, the instruments of influence we use, and the methods we must rekindle.... more »

Over the weekend, Talking Points Memo called out the Associated Press for "demonstrably false reporting" in support of McCain campaign talking points about Iraq.

Now the bias appears to extend to health care. more »

On Tuesday, July 8, a new campaign will be launched – for Health Care for America Now! – at press conferences in Washington and 55 other cities and towns. We at the Campaign for America’s Future are proud to play a leadership role in launching this much-needed campaign, led by 100 national and local organizations. more »