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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
The Real Reason For Republican Voter ID Laws
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Vote Fraud
Tagged ALEC and voter suppression, election fraud, voter ID laws, voter suppression
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Help Democrat Susan Bangert Oust “Goofy Guth”
Wouldn’t Iowa be better off with one less gay-bashing, right wing Republican in the legislature? “Guth himself is an extremely weak incumbent. In his first election in 2012 he won with only 53% of the vote against a Democratic candidate … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged Senator Dennis Guth, State elections 2016, Susan Bangert
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Did Mason City Councilors Conceal Information From Citizens Re: Prestage Slaughterhouse Project?
Action Alert From CCI: CCI members reviewed and released 218 documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act request regarding proposed Prestage slaughterhouse Des Moines, IA. Members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) are demanding that the Mason City City … Continue reading
Posted in Calls to Action, Corporate Greed, Factory Farms (CAFOs)
Tagged Mason City slaughterhouse, Prestage Mason City project, Prestage Slaughterhouse Project
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Taking Back The Airwaves From The Right Wing
Where do people get those crazy ideas? In Wisconsin, this group gives direct credit to right-wing radio – not Fox News – for the advancement of Scott Walker. Now they are organizing and fighting to take back the airwaves in … Continue reading
Posted in Media Bias, Media Reform
Tagged Citizen Action Wisconsin, Right wing radio, Scott Walker
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DIU Calls For Boycott
BOYCOTT an illegitimate 5-year strategic planning process! “Harreld and Rastetter have manufactured a crisis that is being used to legitimize their agenda for “transforming” the University of Iowa. Harreld talks about needing “to ask some harsh questions about what we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Bruce Harreld, Bruce Rastetter, UI five-year plan, University of Iowa
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McChesney, Nichols: Billionaires Do Not Care About Us
Try not to get too depressed by the bummer title of Robert McChesney and John Nichols’ new book, People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy. They say we just have to do two things: (1) … Continue reading
Posted in Calls to Action, economic inequality, Economy, Jobs, Labor
Tagged corporate greed, economy, jobs, John Nichols, Robert McChesney
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Fallon Forum: Keep Fighting Bakken Pipeline
fallonforum.com Dear Friends, In the past three weeks, unlikely coalitions have stopped two pipelines: Palmetto in Georgia and Kinder Morgan in New England. These victories are very encouraging to those of us fighting to stop Bakken, and we need to … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Bakken pipeline, Fallon Forum
Tagged #nobakken, Bakken pipeline resistance, climate change, fallon forum
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Bill Stowe, An Iowa Hero
“We are in a water crisis in this state… We have sold our souls to the devil..”
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Environment, Factory Farms (CAFOs), Iowa legislature 2016, water
Tagged Bill Stowe, Des Moines Water Works, Iowa water quality
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Sen. Rob Hogg’s Earth Day Remarks
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged climate change, Earth Day 2016, Pope Francis, Rob Hogg
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Factory Farms (CAFOs) Destroy Communities
Visit sraproject.org Factory farms, officially called Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), make the worst possible neighbors. People forced to live close to CAFOs often report becoming sick from toxic gases produced by decomposing animal waste. They can’t even enjoy their … Continue reading
Posted in Factory Farms (CAFOs)
Tagged CAFOs in Iowa, factory farms
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