Monthly Archives: January 2018

We Must Talk with Rural Voters

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Trish Nelson

–John Norris, Democratic candidate for Governor, was State Director of the Farm Unity Coalition during the 1980s’ Farm Crisis. He served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is currently co-owner of the State Public Policy … Continue reading →

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Get On The Bus

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from the Winter 2018 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter, available only in hard copy for $12/yr.!! Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. [from a transcript of remarks given at Bethel … Continue reading →

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I Have A Dream Martin Luther King Jr. Full Speech: Video

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Recently, I was having a conversation with a young person, well younger than me, thirty something, about the Vietnam war.   I happened to mention Agent Orange, and she had no idea what I was talking about, had never heard of … Continue reading →

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Politics and Real Zach Wahls

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Paul Deaton

2018 will be an amazing year for Democrats, win or lose. Even so, I’ve been slow to engage, that is, until Zach Wahls announced his campaign for State Senate District 37. First I said no politics until after the June … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Medicaid Is So Screwed Up

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Iowa’s Medicaid system has been going downhill since the day former Iowa Emperor Branstad declared that private companies would be allowed to start pecking slowly at the body in an effort to kill it. He said this would save it. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Is Steve Doocey Running The Country?

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Some of you may have heard of the study done over at Media Matters concerning the source of Dear Leader’s tweet material. Seems that it almost lines up exactly with whatever is on Fox News(?) at the time of the … Continue reading →

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“How Democracies Die”

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Dave Bradley

If nothing else the Trump presidency has hopefully scared Americans into understanding the real fragility of their democracy. At just the right time two professors, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, team up to publish a study of what can happen … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Women’s March, Part 2 Next Saturday

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Bettendorf, Des Moines, Decorah, Iowa City, Lamoni, and Omaha/ Council Bluffs! Grab those pussy hats and get ready to protest! Power to the Polls – Decorah Iowa March! Start: January 20, 2018 • 1:30 PM Mary Christopher Park, 306 East … Continue reading →

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Grassley, Do Your Job!!!

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Dave Bradley

It has been almost a full two years since Antonin Scalia died. At that time the Republican Party led by Mitch McConnell and ably aided by Iowa’s own Chuck Grassley went about the business of stealing a Supreme Court seat … Continue reading →

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Public Figures and Directional Changes Needed for the New Year

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau When considering New Year’s resolutions for individuals with high public recognition, President Donald Trump stands apart from all others. Marked by administrative chaos and dysfunction, Trump’s tweets and policies put him in the category of one of … Continue reading →

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