-
Call Congress!
-
Governor Kim Keynolds:
(515) 281-5211
U.S. Capitol Switchboard:
(202) 224-3121
Iowa Members of Congress
- Rep. Randy Feenstra (R)
- Rep. Ashley Hinson (R)
- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)
- Rep. Zach Nunn (R)
Iowa US Senators
- Senator Joni Ernst (R)
- Senator Charles Grassley (R)
Find More Resources at
IowaDemocrats.org - Follow Blog For Iowa on WordPress.com
-
-
Recent Posts
Tags
- #iapolitics
- #nobakken
- #trumpresistance
- 2024 election
- ACA
- ALEC
- Ashley Hinson
- Bakken Oil Pipeline
- Bernie Sanders
- CAFOs in Iowa
- Chuck Grassley
- climate change
- Congressman Dave Loebsack
- corporate media
- Covid-19
- Ed Fallon
- environment
- fallon forum
- FCC
- global warming
- Howard Dean
- Iowa Democrats
- Iowa GOP
- Iowa legislative session 2023
- Iowa Legislature
- Iowa politics
- Iowa Press
- Iowa Senate Democrats
- Iowa water quality
- joni ernst
- Kim Reynolds
- labor
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- media reform
- medicaid
- Miller-Meeks
- net neutrality
- nuclear abolition
- nuclear disarmament
- obamacare
- Peace
- politics
- president obama
- Rep. Dave Loebsack
- right wing propaganda
- Robert Reich
- Romney
- Scotus
- thom hartmann
- Veterans for Peace
Browse by Date
Search
Tag Archives: right wing propaganda
Winning The Disinformation War
You can find Barbara McQuade’s book Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America at Amazon and other outlets. Follow her on Twitter. “AI gives the ability to dupe people into believing things that are not true but we are … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged AI, disinformation, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on Winning The Disinformation War
Why Is The Broadcast News So Bad?
Keith Olbermann talks to Steve Schmidt on The Warning podcast about what happened to broadcast news. This is a fascinating conversation between two important voices in the current fight to save American democracy. Olbermann: “If you’ve seen the movie Network … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged American media, corporate media, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on Why Is The Broadcast News So Bad?
“Woke” Then And Now
“If you scratch the anti-woke activist, a bigot bleeds. Thom Hartmann explains why the word woke is the GOP’s favorite target. But keep your eyes open during the video…!”
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged #woke, bigotry, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on “Woke” Then And Now
“Conservatism Has Always Been Against Democracy”
Charles Blow is absolutely right about everything he says here but one thing. His brushing off of the right wing propaganda machine’s role in our current national situation is not well informed. The propaganda machine has done much more than … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Anti-Democratic GOP, GOP fascists, Republicanism, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on “Conservatism Has Always Been Against Democracy”
What Do Republicans Really Mean When They Say “Freedom?”
Let’s be clear. When Republicans talk about “freedom” what they really mean is they should be free to do whatever they want without being tethered by rules, regulations and laws that are there to create a fair and just society. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Big Gun, big pharma, Republican corruption, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on What Do Republicans Really Mean When They Say “Freedom?”
Framelab Podcast: Why Defund The Police Failed As A Political Frame
George Lakoff is a retired Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley. He is now Director of the Center for the Neural Mind & Society (cnms.berkeley.edu). Click here for a list of books … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged political framing, political messaging, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on Framelab Podcast: Why Defund The Police Failed As A Political Frame
Fox News, Murdoch, A Cancer On Democracies
Something has to be done about it. “Fox is not a news organization. It is a propaganda outfit owned by a foreign family.”
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Fox propaganda, media reform, Right wing media, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on Fox News, Murdoch, A Cancer On Democracies
What To Do About The Propaganda Problem
It’s tough to find someone willing to get in the weeds on the propaganda issue. Check out this necessarily long article by Julie Hotard, PhD, a psychologist and disinformation expert, social systems analyst, and writer. To see more of her … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged media, negative campaigning, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on What To Do About The Propaganda Problem
Republican Pollster Frank Luntz Says He’s No Longer A Republican
Frank Luntz is an important figure in how we got here. He has some kind of weird talent that helped Republicans win for decades. Now he claims to no longer be a Republican. In that way that Republicans have of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Republican pollster Frank Luntz, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on Republican Pollster Frank Luntz Says He’s No Longer A Republican
How Can We Activate Democracy’s Immune System?
If we can’t regulate the “news” or even stop trolls and foreign operatives from inciting Americans, how can we activate the “immune system” of democracy? – Thom Hartmann ABOUT THE PROGRAM The Thom Hartmann Program is the leading progressive political … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged fake news, Media reform 2021, right wing propaganda
Comments Off on How Can We Activate Democracy’s Immune System?
Blog For Iowa 