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Tag Archives: politics
Book Review: Our Time Is Now
If one needs a palate cleansing after the bitter taste of the Trump years, Stacey Abrams’ Our Time is Now is just the book to read. I didn’t know what to expect going in. I knew of her close Georgia … Continue reading
An Epistemological Crisis
It’s no secret there is an epistemological crisis undermining the authority of knowledge. It may be the most significant problem to grow out of the Reagan administration. That the discussion of creationism versus evolution returned during the 1980s was only … Continue reading
Posted in Media Reform, Progressive Community, progressive values
Tagged al gore, Joe Biden President, media reform, politics, thom hartmann, Tom Nichols
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When Fools Rush In
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” was written by Alexander Pope in An Essay on Criticism in 1711. I’m no angel yet it’s time to let the dust settle from the disastrous general election before devising schemes to … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign
Tagged #iapolitics, 2020 election campaign, Iowa Democratic Party, politics
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Iowa Summer Pandemic Politics
Independence Day is over! Time to get rolling on the fall campaign to elect Democrats! Not so fast… The 2020 general election cycle has been like no other. Iowa didn’t stand a chance of influencing the national debate after the … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, politics, Progressive Community, progressive values
Tagged 2020 election campaign, Iowa politics, politics
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Theresa Greenfield – Jobs To Get Done
On Saturday, Feb. 22, I met with U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield at a coffee shop in Coralville, immediately after her appearance at the Linn County Phoenix Club. She arrived on time and was thoughtful in her answers to my … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, politics
Tagged #iapolitics, politics, Theresa Greenfield, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate race
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When To Swallow The Red Pill
Trish Nelson will be returning to the editor’s desk next week. Among things she did while on hiatus was ride a couple days of RAGBRAI, posting this photograph of pies behind empty church pews. The image says something more although … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign
Tagged Iowa politics, politics
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Organizing The Organizers
The Democratic Party seems on the brink of descent into a primal ooze as we now debate political staffers forming unions in campaigns. What’s there to debate? Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg gets the overarching policy right. “Freedom means the ability … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Labor
Tagged #iapolitics, labor, politics
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Politics In Isolation
It must be hard for out of state political organizers to penetrate the shield of work, family and friends behind which many Iowans spend most of their time. That’s especially true as the large field of presidential candidates self-sorts in … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign
Tagged #iacaucus, #iapolitics, 2020 democratic presidential primary, politics
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Prairie Progressive – Withered And Whining
Reprinted with permission from the Fall 2018 issue of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. Bobby Kaufmann is not a victim. He may be an aggrieved party from time to time, but victim? No. His latest grievance was expressed … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged #iapolitics, bobby kaufmann, politics
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Back To School With State Senator Joe Bolkcom
By State Senator Joe Bolkcom Where did the summer go! Time is moving on! The signs of a new school year are everywhere! Good luck to all our students getting back to school! We have our work cut out for … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged education, K-12 School Funding, Labor Center, politics
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