Monthly Archives: September 2018

Sunday Funday: Whodunit? Edition

Whodunit? Who wrote that op-ed to the New York Times? Who is the dastardly ungrateful peon who dare bite the small hand that feeds him or her? We know it is not the presidential pet because this family has no … Continue reading

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Low Wages And No Stability: Working In America

  Labor Day focuses light on stories about labor in this country. There are many publications that cover labor throughout the year but unfortunately most of these articles are ignored. In the era of Dear Leader and his constant assumption … Continue reading

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Corey Booker! Thanks For That Act Of Courage!

“Then Bring It”  We had the TV on in the background while we went about our business Thursday morning. We had the Stephanie Miller Show on Free Speech TV playing. Steph’s producer broke in with a short bulletin – Senator … Continue reading

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Labor Confronts Trump Followers

The column looks at the continuing struggles of American workers to secure a decent standard of living. by Ralph Scharnau The stock market currently reaches historic highs, unemployment dips to new lows, and analysts pronounce the economy strong. Despite these … Continue reading

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Howard Dean Gets Donald Trump

Very few pundits that I listen to really get it about Donald Trump. Most of them think there’s a there there as far as Trump is concerned.  They have some pop psychology theory of what makes him tick and say … Continue reading

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Iowa’s Largest Utilities To Slash Energy Efficiency Programs

Action Alert from CCI – Iowa Citizens for Comunity Improvement Right now, Iowa’s two largest, for-profit monopoly energy utilities, MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy, are developing their next 5-year energy efficiency plans. These plans will be reviewed and approved by … Continue reading

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Bill Clinton and Chaka Khan Honor The Queen of Soul

Farewell, Aretha. ICYMI – Watch this incredible performance by Chaka Khan. Watch all the way to the end.

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Loebsack Questions To EPA On Hardship Waiver Remain Unanswered

After 4 Months, EPA Fails to Fully Respond to Loebsack Questions on RFS “Hardship” Waiver Washington, D.C. – After four months, Congressman Dave Loebsack finally received a response from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the specific questions he had … Continue reading

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Will This Labor Day Mark The Beginning Of The End Of The Trump Debacle?

Huge thanks to Paul Deaton for taking over as BFIA weekday editor for July-August.  Happy Labor Day! “Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes … Continue reading

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Rob Sand Is The Watchdog Iowa Needs

It’s time to wake up the watchdog by electing Rob Sand as state auditor. State auditor is a low glamor elected office responsible to audit the books, records and accounts of every department of state government annually. Iowans should want … Continue reading

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