Yearly Archives: 2011

President Obama in Davenport, Iowa Tuesday

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Trish Nelson

President Obama in Davenport, Iowa Tuesday from Scott Co. Dems On June 28th, the President will visit Alcoa Davenport Works Factory in Bettendorf, Iowa to tour the facility and discuss the critical role that the manufacturing sector plays in the … Continue reading →

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Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Progressive Radio:  This Week On The Fallon Forum Monday – Thursday from 7:00-800 pm, join us for the fusion of politics and civility at 98.3 WOW-FM and on-line at 983wowfm.com. Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK to participate in … Continue reading →

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Loebsack Event Draws Energized Crowd

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Loebsack Event Draws Energized Crowd by Trish Nelson [photo by Paul Deaton] A Sunday evening fundraising event for Representative Dave Loebsack (D-02) was well attended for an off-presidential election year and served as a welcome oasis of sanity juxtaposed to … Continue reading →

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Toward Iowa's Clean Energy Future

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Toward Iowa's Clean Energy Future by Representative Chuck Isenhart Recently, I participated in a meeting with fellow legislators from around the country involved in the Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action Now (CLEAN). Among other developments, we heard about the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Iowa Is Missing Out

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Is Missing Out While other areas of the country (WI, MN, eg.) get to listen to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the publicly owned commercial airwaves every week, Iowa radio stations are making sure we get to hear only … Continue reading →

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Iowa Marks Nuclear Abolition Day

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa Marks Nuclear Abolition Day

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Then Barack Obama Came to Iowa

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Progressives are criticized for supporting President Obama. From conservatives, we hear the fear that Democrats are trying to engineer society through the government so that people would be deprived of their liberties and compelled to do horrible things: like drink … Continue reading →

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How The Koch Brothers Control The Media And Influence Public Policy

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Dave Bradley

How The Koch Brothers Control The Media And Influence Public Policy by Dave Bradley Koch Brothers redux.Bernie Sanders has an incredible video exposing the Koch Brothers and their reach and strategy. Their strategy is to control the message on many … Continue reading →

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Help Get Olbermann and Current TV on Mediacom

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Help Get Olbermann and Current TV on Mediacom Monday night, Countdown with Keith Olbermann returned to the airwaves on Current TV. Politico reported that Olbermann's debut topped CNN in the 25-54 demographic with 179,000 viewers –”not enough to beat MSNBC’s … Continue reading →

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Is The Meatpacking Industry Running Family Farmers Out Of Business?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Is The Meatpacking Industry Running Family Farmers Out Of Business? The following is a guest opinion published in the Iowa City Press-Citizen today by Matt Ohloff, the Iowa based organizer for Food and Water Watch, an organization devoted to ensuring … Continue reading →

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