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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
America’s Biggest Problem: Corporate News
Update: I don’t 100% agree with what Thom says here that a fairness doctrine wouldn’t help. The fact that the R’s, specifically our own senator Chuck Grassley, has slapped down any mention of a return to the Fairness Doctrine validates … Continue reading
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Will Republican Vote Purging Work Again In 2024?
Vote suppression is alive and well in Iowa too. Republican vote suppression laws worked in the 2022 mid-terms in Iowa. Ann Selzer on Iowa Press: “And so when you shrink the proportion of the total electorate, to me that is … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Selzer Iowa results 2022, GOP vote purging 2024, GOP vote suppression, Iowa vote suppression
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Stop The Freeze On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion
Action alert from OneIowa: They weren’t satisfied with their attacks on LGBTQ youth in Iowa schools K-12, so now they’ve moved up to higher education. Late last night, Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee introduced HF731, a massive budget bill … Continue reading
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Tagged DEI Freeze, Iowa legislative session 2023, OneIowa
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Never Forget May 4th, 1970
Moving stories from students and teachers who were there.
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Are Unions Making A Comeback In Iowa?
Iowa Starbucks Workers Want a Nice Hot Cup of Union Power by Dave Leshtz See the full article published in The Nation A line of 25 people, mostly college students, snaked from the counter to the front door at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa labor unions, Starbucks Iowa City, Starbucks Workers United
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Iowa Democrats’ Live Events To Continue Through Summer/Fall
From our inbox yesterday afternoon – Blue Statehouse Alert from Iowa House Dems STATE BUDGET STALLS ADJOURNMENT Every year, the last thing that must be passed before lawmakers can adjourn is setting the state’s budget. There are seven budgets that … Continue reading
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Roy Wood, Jr. v. Clarence Thomas
President Biden got some laughs at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend but Roy Wood, Jr. was definitely the star of the show as far as great jokes. He seemed to just be cruising along for awhile handing … Continue reading
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Attend Virtual Event With Media And Democracy Expert Bob McChesney
Tuesday, May 9 6pm CDT Thought leader and inspiring Professor Bob McChesney will speak with the Media and Democracy Project! Professor McChesney authored “Rich Media Poor Democracy.” He is an expert on media and democracy issues – we will discuss … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob McChesney, Center for Media and Democracy, local journalism crisis, Local Journalism Initiative, Media and Democracy Project
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The Firing Of Tucker Carlson According To Seth Meyer
In case you missed it, this is hilarious. Take time out to celebrate the wins. Enjoy!
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Democrats Call On Brenna Bird To Reverse Course
Iowa Senate Democrats on Facebook Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s decision to slash support for survivors of sexual assault would be misguided and cruel anytime, but especially during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. AG Bird needs to reverse course and make … Continue reading
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