Tag Archives: Elections

Marc Elias And HCR Live On Zoom

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Join Democracy Docket to help protect democracy in the courts and receive access to excellent premium content. MEMBER EXCLUSIVE Join Marc Elias and Heather Cox Richardson — Live Today Attacks on democracy aren’t new, but history shows us the stakes … Continue reading →

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Inoculating Against Disappointment

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Paul Deaton

July 21 was the day President Biden announced he would not accept the nomination of his party for another term as president. It is now 20 days later and we have Vice President Kamala Harris officially nominated for president along … Continue reading →

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Are The Walls Closing In?

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Somehow you can just feel it. I don’t want to get too optimistic, but as we see the extreme radical right continuing to overstep the bounds of democracy we are also seeing a backlash especially among the young folks who … Continue reading →

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Letting The Courts Decide

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Paul Deaton

On Friday, April 15, the Iowa Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision to remove U.S. Senate Candidate Abby Finkenauer from the June 7 Democratic primary ballot. The court was concerned with three signatures on Finkenauer’s nominating papers. There is … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann Interview, Part I

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Paul Deaton

If the Iowa precinct caucuses created doubt about the efficacy of our voting process, we are not the only ones with concern. Thom Hartmann, the number one progressive-talk-show host in the United States wrote the book, The Hidden History of … Continue reading →

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