Tag Archives: democracy

On Tyranny Lesson 12: Make Eye Contact And Small Talk

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Trish Nelson

From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, Lesson #12 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube.  They are all short videos, no ads. Here is a snippet from Lesson #12. … Continue reading →

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Ken Martin Is The New Head Of The DNC

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Got an email in the old email box early this week with the announcement of the new head of the DNC, Ken Martin. Ken, I hope you realize your job is simply to save democracy and you don’t have a … Continue reading →

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President Biden: Democracy Is The Sacred Cause Of Our Nation

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Trish Nelson

“Three years ago for the first time in our history, a violent mob attacked the Capitol and tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power. We must make sure that never happens again and that democracy always remains the sacred … Continue reading →

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Revenge!

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Just in case you missed it – and the corporate media is doing all it can to make sure that you did – late last week the Washington Post ran a story that detailed plans that were being formulated for … Continue reading →

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Democracy Is Natural To Humans And Animals

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Trish Nelson

I’ve posted about this before, but I find this topic so fascinating. Thom discusses the research on The David Pakman Show. “They’re all voting with each wing beat… literally every wing beat is a vote and the votes are constantly … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality Redux

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Excellent analysis of where we have been and where we are going on the road to Net Neutrality (10:47) Remember a few years ago when the MAGA led FCC under Ajit Pai rammed through an extremely corporate friendly Net Neutrality … Continue reading →

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Long Term Prospects

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Wisconsin had an election to chose a member of their Supreme Court. Since it was a statewide election Republicans could not gerrymander districts such that even if they lost the vote they could  still win the election by districts. In … Continue reading →

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“How Democracies Die”

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Dave Bradley

If nothing else the Trump presidency has hopefully scared Americans into understanding the real fragility of their democracy. At just the right time two professors, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, team up to publish a study of what can happen … Continue reading →

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And the Winner is…

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Larry Hodgden graces blogforiowa once more with his opinion on the outcome of the recent election. As you may remember, Larry is a retired Viet Nam veteran who spends much of his time with his family. Democracy. When voters endure … Continue reading →

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