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Watch Frances Haugen 60 Minutes Interview
ICYMI here it is.
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Tagged Facebook whistleblower
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Cedar Rapids Mayoral Candidate Courageous In Pursuit Of Justice
Published with permission from the fall 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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Tagged Amara Andrews, Cargill/Rompot, Cedar Rapids Derecheo, Cedar Rapids mayoral race 2021
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Cancel Culture and the Freedom of Expression
Published with permission by Ralph Scharnau The term cancel culture or call-out culture denotes a modern form of ostracism where someone is cast out of social or professional circles online, on social media, or in person. The phrase is commonly … Continue reading
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Conversations On Community Journalism
Conversations on Community Journalism – Part 1 https://www.westerniowajournalismfoundation.com/ “Between 2004 and 2019, a total of 2,100 papers across the country – all but 70 of which were weeklies – shut down. This substantial loss of community newspapers left almost half … Continue reading
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Women’s March & Gay Pride In Downtown Iowa City Today
There must be some kind of confluence of the heavens today. A daily double for those who care about humanity. Iowa City will be hosting a very belated Gay Pride celebration starting at noon today, continuing until 11 tonight. This … Continue reading
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Iowa Women’s March Events
Here is a list of Iowa Women’s March events this weekend. For more information or to RSVP go to Women’s March To find out if there is an event near you go to Women’s March and enter your zip code. … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa Women's March, Reproductive Rights, women's rights
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Senator Zach Wahls Warns Of Possible Republican Gerrymandering
Just my impression after watching this video, but does Senator Wahls know something we don’t know? “There is no legitimate reason for legislative Republicans to reject this first map. If Republicans vote down the first map that is a clear … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa Democrats, Iowa gerrymandering, Iowa redistricting, Iowa Republicans
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Plenty of Ineptitude To Go Around
Randy Evans’ article published yesterday in The Des Moines Register and elsewhere had a fun but misleading title. Neither Party is Immune to Ineptitude oddly equates Democrats’ poor messaging (no one disagrees, super-frustrating!) with Republican corruption and lying. Sadly, most … Continue reading
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Election Lawyer Marc Elias Talks With Al Franken
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Budget Reconciliation Bill A Boon For Rural Communities
In a recent poll we commissioned, 68% of rural voters believe that when politicians say they want to help rural areas they’re just pandering with a nice message. I get it. Politicians talk the talk, but many times they don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden budget plan, child care subsidies, Democratic family leave policy, Democrats and rural voters, JD Scholten, Rural voters and universal Pre-K
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