The Biden-Harris era as an antidote to nihilism, full-spectrum
Today’s the start of the Biden-Harris era. But more importantly, let’s make it the “End of...
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Category: Politics and Voting
Challenging lessons for Iowa City, activists after controversy over rumor-mongering viral post
An editorial we ran last week turned out to be a grand social experiment. The results, outlined...
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Konnexion controversy: Just the facts!
UPDATED JAN. 15: See end of piece for additional Fact #7 We’ll keep this brief: Facts only!...
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Support for Trump increased this year among Black, Latino, LGBTQ voters
The progressive post-mortem is already in on last week’s presidential election, and it’s grim:...
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Biden victory celebrations merge with “protect the vote” events
Momentum to protect the vote is growing across Illinois and Iowa, with two dozen events planned.
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Quad Cities “Count Every Vote” ONLINE vigil leads post-election events in Iowa, Illinois
(UPDATED NOV. 6, 2020) DAVENPORT — Almost a dozen vigils, rallies or strategy events are...
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Same-day voter registration, rides to polls in Illinois, Iowa
Are you among the estimated 7.3 million eligible voters in Illinois and Iowa who have yet to cast...
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Anti-racism protest of Rittenhouse hearing Friday; Trans Summit, LGBTQ+ Community Center fundraiser coming
Friday’s counter-protest against hate and racism in Waukegan, outside of the Kyle Rittenhouse trail, is one of several racial justice events coming up in Iowa and Illinois.
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“What if …?” Event Zooms on nonviolent civil disobedience, post-election
A Quad Cities pacifist/activist is inviting Midwesterners to fine-tune their understanding of...
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Iowa emerges as national leader in Black Voter Day Sept. 18
The first-ever National Black Voter Day of Action takes place Friday, and Iowa is emerging as a...
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