Media reform still might not seem the sexiest topic but the people at Free Press have figured out to make the process fun. Hosts of what, by all accounts, was a fantastic and inspiring conference/party in Madison, Wisconsin in November of 2003, Free Press is pulling out all the stops for its second confab in St. Louis from May 13th to 15th.

Close to 2,000 attendees are expected to join an illustrious roster of lefty luminaries including Nation publisher Victor Navasky as well as Naomi Klein, John Nichols, Robert McChesney, Patti Smith, Al Franken, Jim Hightower, Amy Goodman, Laura Flanders, David Brock, George Lakoff, Robert Greenwald, Jenny Toomey, and many others for what will be the country’s largest media conference.

There’ll be panels, plenaries, speeches, book signings, workshops, music, readings and parties, all designed to further the critical goal of media reform in the US. Click here to see a full schedule of events. If you act quickly, you can still reserve a hotel room at a special conference rate. So take this opportunity to participate in America’s foremost media reform event–and remind friends and colleagues to do the same.

And, if you can’t make it to St. Louis, please consider supporting the work of Free Press, the sponsors of this conference and of a huge array of media reform efforts taking place across America. Click here for membership information and click here for info on how you can get actively involved in the campaign for media reform.

Long Live the Estate Tax!

This past April 13, the House voted 272 to 162 to permanently repeal the estate tax. The Senate will soon make the final decision about the tax, which was introduced in 1916 by reformers who believed that unlimited concentration of wealth and power was threatening the very principle of democracy. Before it’s too late, please click here to ask your Senators to stand up to the bullying of the Republican leadership by preserving a fair and just estate tax.