Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Why Iowa Press Should Be Cancelled

Below is a video screen-shot of 10 seconds of the Miller-Meeks appearance on Iowa Press over the weekend. I posted about the program yesterday.  You can see the whole program here.  She told  veteran Iowa journalists Kay Henderson, Erin Murphy, … Continue reading

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Miller-Meeks Tries To Defend Mark Meadows

On this episode of Iowa Press we see that any Republican can go on the program and spout non-stop, nonsensical gibberish for 27 minutes without fear of someone calling them out or exposing them. O. K. Henderson tossed in a … Continue reading

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Messaging Expert Says Dems Need To Sell More Brownies

It’s all true, everything messaging expert Anat Shenker-Osorio explains in this video. But she basically does exactly what she says Democrats must stop doing, that is, getting too far into the weeds of policy and not talking about the product … Continue reading

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J.D. Scholten: Rural Voters Support Democratic Policies

Please check out this super important message from J.D. Scholten and share with the Democratic candidate of your choice. It’s been quite a year, and we’re just getting started. I joined RuralVote.org this past summer as their new Executive Director … Continue reading

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Fox News, Murdoch, A Cancer On Democracies

Something has to be done about it. “Fox is not a news organization. It is a propaganda outfit owned by a foreign family.”

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What Should We Do About Rural America?

Good points here. I could go either way on this. But unfortunately, we need some rural votes. Food for thought.

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What Democracy Stands To Lose In City Council Campaigns

From the January 2022 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription, available only in hard copy for $15/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. Click here for … Continue reading

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Zach Wahls On Legislature’s #1 Problem

Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls (12/9/21) “The biggest challenge facing the Iowa Legislature’s 2022 session is the Kim Reynolds Workforce Crisis. “In Iowa manufacturing, health care, education, our service industries…everywhere across our state there just aren’t enough workers… “During the … Continue reading

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The Biden Plan To Save Democracy

I don’t know about you but I don’t regularly visit Whitehouse.gov. But as bad as most other news sources are in terms of  just getting the facts without the hysterics, I may make it my primary news source along with … Continue reading

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Take Action This Week For Iowa

Action alert by CCI (Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement) –  Check out their website and sign up for their weekly organizing letter. To be as powerful, strategic and effective as possible, CCI Action needs you! Join, donate today and your … Continue reading

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