Monthly Archives: May 2021

Time To End 100 Years of Meatpacking Worker Abuse

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Published with permission from the Summer 2021 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription,  available only in hard copy for $12/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. … Continue reading →

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How Did Sweden Do?

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Remember a year ago or so when Sweden took a different course from most of the rest of the world and decided to open their society up and let the pandemic run its course with little intervention. They kept schools … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Mask Or No Mask Edition

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Hey! A new Randy Rainbow! Well, the CDC made an announcement Thursday that only the non-vaccinated among us need to wear a mask. Yeah, like that’s going to happen! Those folks aren’t wearing masks now. They have spent most of … Continue reading →

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Governor Or Overseer?

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Dave Bradley

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2021 Contact: Ivy Beckenholdt, ivy@progressiowa.org Gov. Kim Reynolds: Heartless Des Moines, Iowa – Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to Governor Kim Reynolds announcing that Iowa will end its … Continue reading →

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Voice Vote Hides Cowardice

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Dave Bradley

We Need To Know How Our Representative Stands – For or Against The Big Lie? Wednesday morning The Republican Party made a show of one of the biggest acts of cowardice this democracy has seen in a long while. In … Continue reading →

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Right Wing Group May Not Get Away With Suppressing Iowa Votes

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Alert from Progress Iowa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2021 LEAKED VIDEO: RIGHT-WING GROUP CLAIMS CREDIT FOR WRITING IOWA’S VOTER SUPPRESSION LAW Progress Iowa demands public release of all communication between Republican legislators, Governor Reynolds, and the Heritage Foundation as … Continue reading →

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Iowa House Democrats Live

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Iowa House Democrats live Tuesday on Blue Statehouse Alert Facebook live event

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What Is The Democrats’ Killer App?

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Trish Nelson
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How To De-Fund Fox News

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Trish Nelson

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How Australia Is Trying To Solve The Murdoch Media Problem

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Australia is trying to do something about the problem of right wing propaganda in their country where Rupert Murdoch owns a 59% share of the metropolitan and national print media markets. Australia has one of the highest levels of media … Continue reading →

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