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MEDIA

The dissemination and consumption of information is at an all-time high, yet the line between information as a product to move and truth as an essential facet of a healthy society is more blurred than ever. People who seek objectivity have turned to the Internet in staggering numbers, resulting in a radically new media landscape. How is the media supporting progressive causes, what are its pitfalls, and how will we create new standards for journalistic accountability?

MONEY

Progressives have had a lot to criticize over the past
decade and more, but what do we really want? What new policies and approaches
should we advocate? How do the benefits of the incredible American economic engine reach ALL of the people? Micro-lending, global poverty, and new ways of investing are just some of the topics our speakers will address.

WARS

Our governments shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both
diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war
mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused
much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just,
broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a
better way?

HEALTH

For the first time since 1992, we can more than just hope that the U.S. healthcare crisis will somehow be solved—we can see real possibilities emerging. Already on the ground and in the trenches in the U.S. and abroad, Momentums
Health plenary speakers are laying the foundation for system-wide changes, while making a difference for those who are so marginalized by failing healthcare policies.

NEIGHBORHOOD

Reality is ever-shifting for most Americans. Who we are and how we live is evolving in unprecedented ways. How will we adjust to the deepening diversity in our country? Immigration, demographics and The Right to the City are some of the core issues explored in this plenary.