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Tell The FCC To Work For People Not Media Oligopolies

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox. Here is an urgent action alert from the Media and Democracy Project Every four years our Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requests public input on their performance and the communications needs of Americans. In recent years there has … Continue reading →

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Why Democrats Need To Start Playing Politics

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Trish Nelson

There are few strategists on our side of the political spectrum and even fewer that devote themselves completely to the art of how to influence voters.  We don’t have the equivalent of a Karl Rove or Frank Luntz. And even … Continue reading →

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Fox Propaganda Plants Pro-Death Ideas

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Trish Nelson

If this isn’t propaganda, I don’t know what is. Watch Fox News repeatedly planting the idea that you may want to sacrifice your life for…. for what exactly?  Trump’s America?

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ABC And Sinclair Affiliates Target Of Grassroots Media Action

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Media action alert from Free Press: During the Democratic presidential debate on Thursday, ABC stations — including those owned by notorious right-wing broadcaster Sinclair — ran a racist ad targeting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. A powerful woman of color, Ocasio-Cortez is … Continue reading →

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Why Should Iowans Believe Anything Boris Epshteyn Says?

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Contact your local stations if you have seen this propaganda on your station. Join this Facebook group:  Hogwash! Fighting the Iowa Rightwing Propaganda Machine Here is the list of Iowa Sinclair-owned stations. KDSM (Des Moines), KFAX (Iowa City/Dubuque), KPTH and … Continue reading →

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Should Democrats Appear On Fox?

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Trevor Noah makes a good case, but would the female and minority candidates have gotten the same friendly treatment as Bernie and Pete did? I have taken the position that I would be okay with a Democratic candidate doing a … Continue reading →

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Iowa Republicans Still Blindly Following Trump

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Trish Nelson

“Roughly 44 percent of voters nationwide approve of Trump’s job performance and 51 percent disapprove, according to Real Clear Politics’ average of national polls…Those numbers were the same found in Iowa, according to an Iowa Poll published in February in … Continue reading →

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Why The Country Is In Dire Straits

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Trish Nelson
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How The GOP Went Crazy

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Excerpts from a long but must-read article by By Kurt Andersen for Slate  It wasn’t until the age of right-wing talk radio and Fox News and Breitbart that the Establishment lost control, as crackpot habits of mind achieved dominance. An … Continue reading →

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What Fox Viewers See Day In, Day Out

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Trish Nelson

What Fox News [Entertainment, as it states on their license] viewers saw day in, day out last June, the same month Trump threatened to fire Mueller.  

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