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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
Senator Joe Bolkcom
Those of us who are proud to live in Iowa’s bluest senate district will greatly miss our senator, Joe Bolkcom, who announced yesterday that he will not seek reelection in 2022. “I’m proud to have been part of the progressive … Continue reading
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Media Narratives Are Groupthink Not Reality
Seventeen years after his presidential run I still enjoy listening to Howard Dean. He always has something unique and valuable to add to the dialogue. It’s never the same old tired drivel of the professional pundit class. Howard Dean doesn’t … Continue reading
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Forever Chemicals In Iowa’s Water
Dana Kolpin is a guest on this edition of Podcast by George! He is a research hydrologist with the Central Midwest Water Science Center. He has published over 200 papers and reports on environmental contaminants.
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Zach Wahls #PsakiBombs Iowa Press
After watching Iowa Press this weekend, my question is, why do these seasoned reporters seem so clueless about the GOP in general and oblivious to the danger of GOP gerrymandering during redistricting? Please put your answers in the comments. One … Continue reading
Are Progressive Media Companies On The Rise?
Grassroots progressive activists including Blog for Iowa, have been saying for some time liberal billionaires should invest in media. This is great news. https://www.axios.com/soros-hoffman-disinformation-tara-mcgowan.html A new public benefit corporation backed by billionaires Reid Hoffman, George Soros, and others is launching … Continue reading
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J.D. Scholten To Host National Rural Strategy Summit
In less than two weeks, RuralVote.org is hosting its first-ever National Rural Strategy Summit. We will have progressive political strategists, organizers, activists, candidates and elected officials, strategize how we can effectively organize in rural areas in battleground states ahead of … Continue reading
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Adam Schiff on Al Franken Podcast
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State Auditor Report Finds “Horrifying” Results
Important information from the office of the Iowa State Auditor On Wednesday, October 20th we at the Iowa State Auditor’s Office released a much anticipated report on Medicaid Privatization. Our review found horrifying results that give us a window into … Continue reading
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John Deere Trying To Discontinue Retirement Benefits
On Iowa Press this week we got to hear from Charlie Wishman, President of the Iowa Federation of Labor , AFL-CIO; and Paul Iversen, labor educator at the University of Iowa Labor Center, about the issues involved with the current … Continue reading
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Republican Talk Radio Host Jeff Angelo Warns His Party “You’ve Got To Take That Second Map”
Possibly the lone Republican who opposes the coming gerrymandering by the Iowa GOP, Jeff Angelo, WHO talk radio host and former 3 x Republican legislator, publicly opposes the GOP plan to politicize redistricting in Iowa warning his party, “you have … Continue reading
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