Monthly Archives: April 2013

Dave Loebsack Takes Pay Cut

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Trish Nelson

To support those who are being affected by sequestration, Dave and Terry Loebsack are donating a portion of their income to charities.

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Koch Brothers Now Want To Own America’s Last Great Newspapers For Corporate Propaganda

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Please share this action alert from Free Press. As part of their “10-year strategy to expand their corporate power,” the Koch Brothers now want to buy the last remaining real newspapers in America in order to have a “national media … Continue reading →

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Grassley: “I Never Said That”

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Trish Nelson

The wrong Senator from Iowa is retiring.  

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End Of The Mountaintop Removal Road Show

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Paul Deaton

This note came from Dave Cooper, whose Mountaintop Removal Road Show made its way to Iowa along the way. There is no stauncher ally in advocating against mountaintop removal coal mining. Dave will be missed, but the work will go … Continue reading →

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On Earth Day You Can Help Heal The Planet

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Please share this Earth Day Action Alert From Food Democracy Now.org Click here to stop the Keystone pipeline:  takeaction.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/save_the_planet_stop_keystone URGENT: Farmers tell President Obama: Stop Keystone to save the Planet! This Earth Day the stakes couldn’t be higher, Obama has … Continue reading →

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Grassley: Dead Kids, NO! Dead Presidents, YES!

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Dave Bradley

That is the message I take away from Grassley’s vote against very weak tea gun control legislation Wednesday. I can almost hear him thinking “Let’s see which side can pony up the big bucks for my vote.” And now Grassley is … Continue reading →

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Dick Fallow Dies

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Dick Fallow may be a name unfamiliar to many reading this. But to those who knew Dick, he was one hell of a person. His love for the Labor movement and his knowledge of it were incredible. My encounter with … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – What Happened Last Week?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Let’s do it again. Last week was kind of fun, so let’s see if we paid a little more attention this week. This was quite a week so there was lots to pay attention to.  So here we go one more … Continue reading →

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Well Done Boston

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Dave Bradley

We would like to say to the police, the political leadership of Boston “well done.” At a time when many folks want to act like dime novel superheroes, those faced with with the actual crisis used cool heads and proven … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Reason For Medicaid Expansion

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Dave Bradley

There are some legislators in Iowa that seem to think that they are invulnerable to whatever sickness or illness that may be unleashed on the populace. As long as they have access to medical aid they will be OK. There … Continue reading →

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