Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Urgent Action Alert: Act Today To Stop Iowa GOP Union Busting Bill

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Action alert/press release from Progress Iowa Moral Mondays IOWA Fighting a Union Busting Bill – Again Monday, March 11, 12:00 – 12:45 PM Online (streaming live): https://fb.com/moralmondaysiowa In Person: Iowa State Capitol, Room 305; 1007 East Grand Ave, Des Moines, … Continue reading →

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Propaganda Plates And Snake Oil

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Trish Nelson

That’s what Iowa Republicans have to offer. They’re not only trying to sell us snake oil, now they want us to have snake plates.  Following George Lakoff’s framing and messaging rule #1 – never present the other side’s images or … Continue reading →

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SOTU: Fired Up President Biden Addresses Congress, The Nation

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Trish Nelson

The adult in the room. If you missed President Biden’s fired up speech Thursday evening, you can watch it here.    

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Winning The Disinformation War

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Trish Nelson

You can find Barbara McQuade’s book Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America at Amazon and other outlets.  Follow her on Twitter. “AI gives the ability to dupe people into believing things that are not true but we are … Continue reading →

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Anna Banowsky Democratic Candidate For HD92

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Trish Nelson

After watching Kim Reynolds and the rest of the Republican trifecta take their best shot at ruining everything good about Iowa such as public education and civil rights, it is now more than ever critically important to support brave Democrats … Continue reading →

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GOP Focused On Culture Wars

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Sign up for the House Democrats weekly newsletter and stay connected to what’s happening at the state capitol. Below is this week’s update.  If you sign up to receive the weekly newsletter in your email it will include links to … Continue reading →

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Disinformation Poisoning Minds: What We Can Do About It

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox. Action alert from Indivisible – Sign up for this upcoming training series on the power of persuasion. Our Powering Progress campaign is teaming up with the Indivisible Truth Brigade to bring you the best strategies for fighting … Continue reading →

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Citizens File Ethics Complaint

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox:  Petition alert from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI): [Wednesday] we filed an ethics complaint against Representative Dean Fisher (R-District 53) with the Chief Clerk of the Iowa House. We believe Fisher is acting unethical with respect … Continue reading →

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The Media Is Not Neutral Or Liberal

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Continuing to shine the spotlight on the conservative corporate media, Thom Hartmann  predicts we’re “about to shift into another 40-year progressive cycle.” This is a clip from S12 E23 of Economic Update: Is The US Facing Another Civil War? Watch … Continue reading →

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So You Think You Want To Be A Teacher

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Republicans would rather give teachers guns and have them engage with active shooters  than concede the need to do something about America’s gun proliferation problem and the natural and logical consequences of that which is, random gun violence.  The problem … Continue reading →

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