Joan Walsh, PolicyLink board member and editor-in-chief of Salon Magazine, offers a summit roundup. Read it all here.

“…as a veteran of at least 20 years of meetings like this (although this one was larger, more diverse and better organized than anything I’ve ever attended): I’ve never heard such rough stuff voiced in such a large crowd. Smiley and his panel modeled painful honesty, and we’re going to need more of it as this election season continues to lurch along. It may turn out that the leaders convened by PolicyLink, with its commitment to nonpartisanship, have a role to play in the post-primary reconciliation discussions that most Democrats know need to happen once a nominee is chosen. I found myself more optimistic in New Orleans that Obama and Clinton supporters can all get along than I’ve been before — and also more confident that there are institutions that can help make it happen.”

Stay tuned for more thoughts from Joan including an interview with New Orleans activist, actor, and summit attendee, Wendell Pierce.