Category Archives: Calls to Action

Iowa Healthcare Not Warfare Caucus Campaign To Meet In Iowa City

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Healthcare Not Warfare Caucus Campaign To Meet In Iowa City Iowa Healthcare not Warfare Caucus Campaign Contact:    Jeff Cox, 319-621-6127 The Iowa Healthcare not Warfare Caucus Campaign will hold its initial meeting in Iowa City on Monday, January 17, … Continue reading →

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How The Right-Wing Markets Faulty Ideas

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Dave Bradley

How The Right-Wing Markets Faulty Ideas by Dave BradleyAdvertising has been with us forever. Modern advertising began with the rise of mass production in late 19th and early 20th century. One of the keys to modern advertising is to repeat … Continue reading →

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Propaganda Works

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Propaganda Works What do you get when you cross a right wing propaganda machine with a gun-obsessed nation?  The answer is not surprising. Busted: teaparty emails members urging them 2 describe shooter as “liberal lunatic” Bill Kristol on Washington Journal … Continue reading →

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Working Iowans Should Oppose the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Working Iowans Should Oppose the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement by Paul Deaton On Friday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released an article on his government web site titled “Q & A: Export Markets for Iowa.” In it, among other things, … Continue reading →

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Iowa GOP Want To Lead State Backwards

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Iowa GOP Want To Lead State Backwards We received this note from OneIowa yesterday, and it prompted us to donate.  Please help with a contribution  if you can.When the new House Majority Leader Kraig Paulsen was asked what he hopes … Continue reading →

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Local Community Radio Act Signed By President Obama

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Local Community Radio Act Signed By President Obama by Dave Bradley A Radio Station In Your Hands Is Worth 500 Channels of Mush: The Role of Community Radio in the Struggle Against Corporate Domination of Media – Prometheus Radio Project … Continue reading →

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Where Did The Tea Party’s Anti-Government Ideas Come From ?

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Where Did The Tea Party's Anti-Government Ideas Come From? “Consider the impacts of the Tea Party Movement that arose after President Obama took office. A non-election agenda was initiated to frame the debate around anti-government sentiments. It’s veneer of grassroots … Continue reading →

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BFIA New START Treaty Update

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Paul Deaton

BFIA New START Treaty Update by Paul Deaton The Obama Family has arrived in Hawaii for their annual vacation, except the President, who is staying in the White House, calling US Senators to make sure he has 67 votes for … Continue reading →

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Good-Bye DADT, Hello Community Radio

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Good-Bye DADT, Hello Community Radio …And not a moment too soon.  It seems that the only thing the tea partiers have to do is show up somewhere with a ridiculous sign and they get media – and plenty of it.  … Continue reading →

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National Homeless Veterans Center Proposed

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Trish Nelson

National Homeless Veterans Center Proposed Dear Friends,As many of you know, I have been working on a project to establish a national center for homeless veterans at Knoxville, Iowa in the old VA hospital.  Change.Org has picked this up and … Continue reading →

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