Monthly Archives: October 2015

HEALTH CARE CHANGES COULD HARM VULNERABLE IOWANS

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Many Iowans are expressing concern about Governor Branstad’s unilateral decision to privatize Iowa’s Medicaid program. If fully implemented, the Governor’s decision would have negative impacts on Iowa’s most vulnerable citizens and Iowa’s healthcare providers. I’m concerned that people in our … Continue reading →

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War On Americans

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Dave Bradley

With the Iowa caucuses approaching you can go to any Republican event and hear one of the mass of Republican candidates harp over and over on the theme of terrorism and the presidential “duty” to “keep America safe.” Yet what … Continue reading →

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It Takes More Than A President

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Paul Deaton

It’s hard to disagree with Bernie Sanders (I-VT): a political revolution is needed to make sustained, progressive change in the U.S. political system. It takes more than a president. “No president, not the best intentioned in the world can implement … Continue reading →

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It’s Not The Quality Of Coverage, It’s The Quantity

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Trish Nelson

We’ve been saying this all along. poynter.org With Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the media giveth and the media taketh away. That’s the basic argument outlined in The Washington Post by political scientist John Sides, who attributed Trump’s recent decline in … Continue reading →

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