Archive for June 2026
Sand picks western Iowa cattleman Dave Muhlbauer as running mate
Douglas Burns is a fourth-generation Iowa journalist. He is the co-founder of the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation and a member of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative, where this article first appeared on The Iowa Mercury newsletter. His family operated the Carroll Times Herald for 93 years in Carroll, Iowa where Burns resides. Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand has selected Crawford…Read More
Organizing 101: How to Have a One-on-One Organizing Conversation
[ad_1] This is part of a larger series “Organizing 101: Outrage to Organizing” One-on-one conversations are the backbone of organizing. They are how we build trust, uncover motivation, and move people from interest to leadership. This blog walks through who to meet with, when and where to do it, and how to structure conversations that actually move people to action.…Read More
More than 325 Organizations Affirm Support for Medicare for All
[ad_1] Today, more than 325 organizations including labor unions, advocates for seniors and people with disabilities, women’s rights organizations, and more, released an open letter to those seeking to reform the health care system, laying out why now is the time for Medicare for All. The letter is led by Public Citizen, National Nurses United, People’s Action Institute, Social Security…Read More
What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks
[ad_1] American children lined up for the world’s first measles shots in the early 1960s, but it took nearly 40 years of shoring up immunization programs before the infamous contagion had been so thoroughly controlled that a panel of experts declared in 2000 that the United States had eliminated measles within its borders. For a quarter century, the U.S. only…Read More
A School Bus Killed a 5-Year-Old. The Crash Is Among Dozens Missing From the Bus Company’s Federal Safety Record.
[ad_1] On the day 5-year-old Lens Joseph was killed by a Boston Public Schools bus last year, the driver had already struck a postal truck, ignored a stop sign and missed several stops, prosecutors said. When he got to Lens’ house, he dropped him off on the wrong side of the street and then ran over the kindergartner as he…Read More
Pengar är inte problemet
[ad_1] Pengar styr våra liv – men vi kan styra pengarna. Ekonomin som sliter ut oss är problemet Vi lever i ett samhälle där nästan allt viktigt sägs vara för dyrt. Vården är för dyr. Skolan är för dyr. Tandvården är för dyr. Klimatomställningen är för dyr. Trygga jobb är för dyra. Pensioner är för dyra. Mänskliga arbetsvillkor är för…Read More
Dave Dawson For Congress In Iowa Congressional District 4
Folks, we have an open seat in Iowa’s 4th congressional district. It is open because Randy Feenstra chose to sort of run for governor and not for reelection as the representative from Ia-04. This district has been Iowa’s most reliably Republican district in recent years. Yet, not too long ago this area was the home of one of Iowa’s most…Read More
Why Republicans suck at social media
Republicans have been able to use social media to attract attention, rally voters, and impact politics. But the party has a track record of embarrassing gaffes and bigoted memes that has exposed the significant downside of its social media focus. That dynamic was on display this past week after GOP Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee posted on X, “homosexuality has…Read More
RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines
By Amanda Seitz and Darius Tahir for KFF U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism — a connection the medical establishment studied for decades and flatly rejects. The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking data from little-known…Read More
How Virginia Democrats are coping with their redistricting defeat
[ad_1] Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on February 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Virginia. | Mike Kropf/Getty Images Virginia’s plan to redraw its congressional maps to create as many as four new Democratic seats is dead, struck down by the state supreme court. Its impact on Virginia politics, though,…Read More