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===Book Signing===
 
===Book Signing===
 
On June 13, 2006, [[Eric Boehlert]], author of ''Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush'', [[Marcy Darnovsky]], author of ''Cultural Politics and Social Movements'', [[Celinda Lake]], author of ''What Women Really Want: How American Woman Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live'', [[Glenn Greenwald]], author of ''How Would a Patriot Act?'', participated in a ''"Book Signing"''.
 
On June 13, 2006, [[Eric Boehlert]], author of ''Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush'', [[Marcy Darnovsky]], author of ''Cultural Politics and Social Movements'', [[Celinda Lake]], author of ''What Women Really Want: How American Woman Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live'', [[Glenn Greenwald]], author of ''How Would a Patriot Act?'', participated in a ''"Book Signing"''.
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===The Emerging Progressive Majority===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Celinda Lake]], President, [[Lake, Snell, Pery, Mermin & Associate]] and co-author, ''"What Women Really Want : How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live"''; [[Dee Brown]], President, [[Brilliant Corners Research and Strategies]]; [[Karen Ackerman]], Political Director, [[AFL-CIO]]; and [[Ruy Teixeira]], Joint Fellow, [[Center for American Progress]] and [[The Century Foundation]] spoke in a session entitled ''"The Emerging Progressive Majority"''.
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===Katrina: America's Test===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Oliver Thomas]], President, New Orleans City Council; [[Tanya Harris]], Lead Organizer for the Lower 9th Ward, [[ACORN]] New Orleans Chapter
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Rev. [[Lennox Yearwood]], [[Hip Hop Caucus]] and [[Institute for Policy Studies]]; and [[Wyatt Closs]], Director, [[SEIU]] Community Strengths Division spoke in a session entitled ''"Katrina: America's Test"''.
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===Blogs: The Insurgent Voice===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Glenn Greenwald]] - [[Unclaimed Territory]]; [[Chris Rabb]], [[Afro-Netizen]]; [[Jerome Armstrong]], Co-author, ''"Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots and the Rise of People-Powered Politics"''; [[Matt Stoller]], [[MyDD.com]]; [[Liza Sabater]], [[Culture Kitchen]]; and [[Christy Hardin Smith]], [[Firedoglake]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Blogs: The Insurgent Voice"''.
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===Action Movies: Brave New Films Putting Movies Into Motion===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Mark Birnbaum]], Filmmaker; [[Robert Greenwald]], [[Brave New Films]]; [[Rick Jacobs]], [[Courage Campaign]] and [[Brave New Films]]; and [[Chellie Pingree]], President, [[Common Cause Jim Schermbeck]], Filmmaker spoke in a session entitled ''"Action Movies: Brave New Films Putting Movies Into Motion"''.
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===Book Signing===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Jerome Armstrong]], author of ''"Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and The Rise of People-Powered Politics"'' and [[Celinda Lake]], author of ''"What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live"'' participated in a ''"Book Signing"''.
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===Governor Tom Vilsack===
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On June 13, 2006, Governor [[Tom Vilsack]] spoke in a 15 minute session.
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===Lunch Session===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Michael Tomasky]], Editor, ]]The American Prospect]], and author, ''"Party in Search of a Notion"''; [[Barbara Ehrenreich]], author, ''"Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America"''; and Representative [[Mel Watt]], D-NC, Chair, [[Congressional Black Caucus]] spoke in a lunch session.
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===Book Signing===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Joan Blades]] & [[Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner]], co-authors of ''"The Motherhood Manifesto"'' and [[Barbara Ehrenreich]], author of ''"Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream"'' participated in a ''"Book Signing"''.
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===Devalued: The Anti-American Right===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Cecile Richards]], President, [[Planned Parenthood]]; Representative [[Barney Frank]], D-Massachusetts; [[Marcy Darnovsky]], Associate Executive Director, [[Center for Genetics and Society]]; [[Joe Solmonese]], President, [[Human Rights Campaign]]; and [[Wade Henderson]], Executive Director, [[Leadership Conference on Civil Rights]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Devalued: The Anti-American Right"''.
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===Take Back the Workplace: A Progressive Strategy for a 21st Century Economy===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Teresa Joyce]], Customer Service Representative for Cingular Wireless; Hon. [[David Bonior]], Chair, [[American Rights at Work]]; [[Jeffrey A. Rechenbach]], Executive Vice President, Communications Workers of [[American Rights at Work]]; [[Maria Elena Durazo]], Executive Secretary Treasurer, [[Los Angeles County Federation of Labor]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Take Back the Workplace: A Progressive Strategy for a 21st Century Economy"''.
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===New Immigrants' Movement===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Deepak Bhargava]], Exec. Dir., [[Center for Community Change]]; [[Rudy Lopez]], [[Wellstone Action]] National Field Director and Former Field Director for the [[US Hispanic Leadership Institute]]; [[Angelica Salas]], Executive Director, [[Coaliation for Humane Immigrant Rights of LA]]; [[Roberto Lovato]], [[New America Media]]; [[Jaime Contreras]], President, [[National Capital Immigration Coalition]] and [[SEIU]]; and [[Sonia Ramierz]], Legislative Representative, [[AFL-CIO]] spoke in a session entitled ''"New Immigrants' Movement"''.
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===Hostile Takeover, Common Sense, and Populism===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Harvey J. Kaye]], author of ''"Thomas Paine & the Promise of America"''; [[David Sirota]], author of ''"Hostile Takeover"''; and [[Michael Kazin]], author of ''"Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan"'' spoke in a session entitled ''"Hostile Takeover, Common Sense, and Populism"''.
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===Eruptions: Challenging a Lawless President===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Steve Cobble]], Co-Founder, [[AfterDowningStreet.org]]; Representative [[John Conyers]], D-Michigan; and [[Sarah Anderson]], Director, Global Economy Program, [[Institute for Policy Studies]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Eruptions: Challenging a Lawless President"''.
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===Book Signing===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Harvey J. Kaye]], author of ''"Thomas Paine and the Promise of America"''; [[Michael Kazin]], author of ''"A Gody Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan"''; and [[David Sirota]], author of ''"Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government - and How We Take It Back"'' participated in a ''"Book Signing"''.
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===Progressives Rock the States: Reform on the March===
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On June 13, 2006, Rep. [[Joyce Elliott]], Arkansas House of Representatives; [[Dan Petegorsky]], E/D, [[Western States Center]]; Senator [[G. Spencer Coggs]], Wisconsin Senate; Representative [[Dave McAlpin]], Montana House; and [[Ron Sims]], King County Executive, Washington spoke in a session entitled ''"Progressives Rock the States: Reform on the March"''.
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===Apollo: New Jobs and Energy for States, Cities and Campuses===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Billy Parish]], Coordinator, [[Energy Action]]; [[Joel Rogers]], Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; [[Joanne Derwin]], Director, [[Urban Agenda]]; [[Rich Feldman]], Executive Director, Workers Center - [[King County Labor Council]], Washington State Coordinator, [[Apollo Alliance]]; and [[Jennifer Ito]], [[CIPHER]] Director, [[Strategic Concepts in Organizing Policy Education]] (SCOPE) spoke in a session entitled ''"Apollo: New Jobs and Energy for States, Cities and Campuses"''.
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===We the People: The Coming Majority===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Malia Lazu]], [[Progressive Majority]] (Racial Justice Campaign Fund); [[Belen Mendoza]], [[America Votes]]; [[Walter Mosley]], author of ''"Life Out of Context"''; [[Tyson King-Meadows]], author of ''"Devolution and Black State Legislators"''; and [[Christine Chen]], National Director, [[APIA Vote]] spoke in a session entitled ''"We the People: The Coming Majority"''.
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===Raise the Floor by Raising the Roof: The Minimum Wage Campaigns===
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On June 13, 2006, Rev. [[Paul Sherry]], Coordinator, the [[Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign]] [[Julie Smith]], [[ACORN]] Leader, Cleveland OH; [[Jen Kern]], Director, [[ACORN]] Living Wage Center; and [[Beth Shulman]], author of ''"The Betrayal of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans"'' spoke in a session entitled ''"Raise the Floor by Raising the Roof: The Minimum Wage Campaigns"''.
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On June 13, 2006, [[Walter Mosley]], author of ''"Life Out of Context"''; [[Beth Shulman]], author of ''"The Betrayal of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans"''; and [[John Javna]], author of ''"50 Simple Things You Can Do to Fight the Right"'' participated in a ''"Book Signing"''.
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===Campaign for America's Future Gala Dinner===
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On June 13, 2006, [[Arianna Huffington]], Author, Columnist, and co-Founder and Editor of [[HuffingtonPost.com]] was master of ceremonies at the ''"Campaign for America's Future Gala Dinner"''. Remarks were made by [[Robert L. Borosage]] and [[Roger Hickey]], Co-Directors, [[Campaign for America's Future]]. An excerpt of a message from [[James K. Galbraith]] was read. [[Bernard Rapoport]] was presented with the ''America's Future Lifetime Leadership Award'' by the Honorable [[Tom Harkin]]. [[Gloria A. Totten]] was presented with the ''America's Future Progressive Champion Award'' by [[Cecile Richards]]. And [[Angelica Salas]] was presented with the ''Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award'' by the Honorable [[Hilda Solis]] and [[Maria Elena Durazo]] (2003 Wellstone Award Honoree).
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===Senator Russ Feingold===
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On June 14, 2006, Senator [[Russ Feingold]] spoke in a 30 minute session.
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===Book Signing===
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On June 14, 2006, [[Eric Boehlert]], author of ''"Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush"''; [[Anya Kamenetz]], author of ''"Generation Debt: Why Now is a Terrible Time to Be Young"''; and [[Kevin Phillips]], author of ''"American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century"'' participated in a ''"Book Signing"''.
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===The Investment Gap: Put People First===
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On June 14, 2006, [[John Podesta]], President, [[Center for American Progress]]; Governor [[Ed Rendell]], Pennsylvania; and [[Donna Edwards]], Candidate for Congress, MD-4, on leave as Director, [[Arca Foundation]] spoke in a session entitled ''"The Investment Gap: Put People First"''.
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===The Global Deficit: Good Jobs in a Global Economy===
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On June 14, 2006, [[Kevin Philips]], author, [[American Theocracy]]; [[Thea Lee]], Assistant Director for Internal Economics, [[AFL-CIO]]; and Representative [[Sherrod Brown]], D-Ohio and candidate for Senate spoke in a session entitled ''"The Global Deficit: Good Jobs in a Global Economy"''.
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===Corporate Default: Curbing Corporate Lawlessness===
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On June 14, 2006, [[William Lerach]], partner, [[Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins]]; and [[Madeline Janis-Aparicio]], Co-founder and Executive Director of the [[Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Corporate Default: Curbing Corporate Lawlessness"''.
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===MomsRising! Taking Back Family Values in the Workplace===
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On June 14, 2006, [[Joan Blades]], Co-Founder, [[MoveOn.org]] and [[MomsRising]] and President, [[MomsRising]]; [[Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner]], Co-Founder and Executive Director, [[MomsRising]]; Dr. [[Joan Williams]], Founding Director, [[WorkLife Law]] (WLL), and Professor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law; [[Irasema Garza]], Director, [[AFSCME]] Women's Rights Department, and Political Director, [[Working America]]; [[Carol Joyner]], Former Head, 1199 Employer Child Care Fund ([[SEIU]]); [[John DeGraaf]], Director, [[Take Back Your Time and Motherhood Manifesto]]; [[Cali Ressler]] and [[Jody Thompson]], Co-Founders, [[CultureRx]] (Best Buy Workplace Innovators); and the Rev. [[Jennifer S. Butler]], Executive Director, [[Faith in Public Life]] spoke in a session entitled ''"MomsRising! Taking Back Family Values in the Workplace"''.
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===Class Matters: Rebuilding America's Dream===
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On June 14, 2006, [[Andrea Batista Schlesinger]], Executive Director, [[The Drum Major Institute]]; [[Tamara Draut]], Director, Economic Opportunity Program at [[Demos]], and author, ''"Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead"''; and [[Jared Bernstein]], [[Economic Policy Institute]] and Author, ''"All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy"'' spoke in a session entitled ''"Class Matters: Rebuilding America's Dream"''.
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On June 14, 2006, [[Jared Bernstein]], author of ''"All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy"''; and [[Tamara Draut]], author of ''"Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead"'' participated in a ''"Book Signing"''.
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===Securing and Expanding the Common Wealth: The Next Best Thing===
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On June 14, 2006, [[Helen Brunner]], [[Media Democracy Fund]]; [[Gar Alperovitz]], U. of MD. and author of ''"America Beyond Capitalism"''; [[David Bollier]], Editor, [[OntheCommons.org]] and Fellow, [[Tomales Bay Institute]]; and [[Wayne Ford]], State Representative, Iowa spoke in a session entitled ''"Securing and Expanding the Common Wealth: The Next Best Thing"''.
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===Media Reform: A Critical Issue of Our Times===
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On June 14, 2006, [[Frannie Wellings]], [[Free Press]]; Representative [[Bernie Sanders]], I-Vermont, and candidate for US Senate; [[Robert W. McChesney]], President, [[Free Press]]; and [[Adam Green]], [[MoveOn.org]] Civic Action spoke in a session entitled ''"Media Reform: A Critical Issue of Our Times"''.
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===The Cost of Corruption Campaign: the Defining Issue in 2006===
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On June 14, 2006, [[Ellen Miller]]; [[Anya Kamenetz]], author of book & blog ''Generation Debt''; [[David Donnelly]], [[Public Campaign Action Fund]]; [[David Bookbinder]], Senior Attorney, [[Sierra Club]]'s Environmental Law Program; [[Roger Hickey]], Co-Director, [[Campaign for America's Future]]; and [[Eli Pariser]], Executive Director of [[MoveOn.org]] Political Action and [[MoveOn.org]] Civic Action spoke in a session entitled ''"The Cost of Corruption Campaign: the Defining Issue in 2006"''.
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===Eruptions: The Public Moves Against the War===
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On June 14, 2006, Representative [[Lynn Woolsey]]; [[Tom Matzzie]], Washington Director for [[MoveOn.org]]; [[Joseph Wilson]] IV, Former US Ambassador, and author, ''"The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies that Led to War and Betrayed My Wife's CIA Identity"''; and [[Ned Lamont]], Candidate for US Senate spoke in a session entitled ''"Eruptions: The Public Moves Against the War"''.
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===Building Power & Winning Elections: "Fusion" Politics and the Working Families Party===
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On June 14, 2006, Congressman [[Tim Bishop]], (D-WF), CD-1, NY; [[Zach Polett]], [[ACORN]]; and [[Eva Bonime]], [[Working Families Party]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Building Power & Winning Elections: "Fusion" Politics and the Working Families Party"''.
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===Book Signing===
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On June 14, 2006, [[Gar Alperovitz]], author of ''"America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy"''; [[David Bollier]], author of ''"Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture"''; [[Anya Kamenetz]], author of ''"Generation Debt: Why Now is a Terrible Time to Be Young"''; and [[Robert McChesney]], author of ''"Tragedy & Farce and The Problem of the Media"'' participated in a ''"Book Signing"''.
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===Closing Luncheon: You Have The Power===
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On June 14, 2006, Rep. [[Jan Schakowsky]], D-IL; [[Gerald McEntee]], President, [[AFSCME]]; Senator [[Barack Obama]] spoke in the closing luncheon entitled ''"You Have The Power"''.
  
 
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Sen. Barack Obama speaks at the 2007 Take Back America Conference

Take Back America is the name of the annual conference which was run by Campaign for America's Future from 2003 - 2008. Campaign for America's Future runs a major annual conference which is well-attended by leftist speakers and delegates. America's Future Now is the new name for the Take Back America conferences.

Prominent speakers at the conferences over the past six years include:

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