Category Archives: Civil Liberties

Are Progressive Listserves Arbitrarily being Blocked by AT&T?

Posted on February 29, 2008 by bfiacarolinevernon

Are Progressive Listserves Arbitarily being Blocked by AT&T? By Caroline Vernon     A few months back, PACG (Progressive Action for the Common Good) started experiencing problems with our members dropping off our email list.  Oddly, as site administrator, I was … Continue reading →

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Controversial Rabbi Michael Lerner to Speak at Spiritual Progressives Conference Nov. 3rd in the Quad Cities

Posted on October 23, 2007 by bfiacarolinevernon

Controversial Rabbi Michael Lerner to Speak at Spiritual Progressives Conference Nov. 3rd in the Quad Cities By James Lee As the Election Season closes in on the Quad Cities, people are looking at the vast challenges facing our country and … Continue reading →

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The Authoritarian Political Brain

Posted on September 4, 2007 by bfiacarolinevernon

The Authoritarian Political Brain by Propagandee September 3, 2007 Drew Westen's The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation helps explain the neuro-cognitive mechanisms involved in rationalizing away inconvenient truths, something we all do … Continue reading →

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Establishing our Progressive Iowa Network (PIN) – Update

Posted on June 4, 2007 by bfiacarolinevernon

Establishing our Progressive Iowa Network (PIN) – Update By Caroline VernonThis Saturday, June 9th, progressive leaders, legislators and activists from various organizations across Iowa will come together for the first DFA-Iowa Networking Summit. We will be gathering at the Iowa … Continue reading →

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Take the Bus to the US Social Forum Jun 27th

Posted on May 17, 2007 by bfiacarolinevernon

Take the Bus to the US Social Forum June 27thMark Your Calendars for the Progressive Event of the Year! By Caroline Vernon PACG is working on securing a bus (or two) to take a large Iowa contingent to Atlanta, Georgia … Continue reading →

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The Real Story Behind Our Recent Civil Rights Bill

Posted on April 30, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

The Real Story Behind Our Recent Civil Rights Bill By Christina ButtsBeing an ex-intern for the Iowa Senate Democrats and their team cheerleader/critic 🙂 , it sort of annoys me the inference that the Senate was the last to get … Continue reading →

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Action Needed on Civil Rights Bill in Iowa House

Posted on April 17, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Action Needed on Civil Rights Bill in Iowa House Janelle Rettig Friends,   SF 427, the civil rights bill, is in trouble in the Iowa House.  The bill would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state civil rights … Continue reading →

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Road to Gitmo Screenings Needed

Posted on March 4, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Road to Gitmo Screenings Needed By Leslie Irvin This past January marked the fifth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Just three months before the President signed into law the Military … Continue reading →

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Prairie Progressive’s 2006 Honor Roll

Posted on January 6, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

  Prairie Progressive's 2006 Honor Roll By Prairie Dog Viivi Shirley, mayor of Perry, serves a mostly rural population of 8,000, more than a quarter or which is Latino. Somehow the fear of immigrants has passed her by: “I don’t … Continue reading →

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Call to Donate to UICHR

Posted on January 3, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Call to Donate to UICHR  By Tom Slockett, UICHR Executive Board Member, and Karen Kubby, UICHR FriendAs the end of the year quickly approaches we would like to ask that you give serious consideration to making a tax-free contribution to … Continue reading →

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