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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Book Review: Our Time Is Now
If one needs a palate cleansing after the bitter taste of the Trump years, Stacey Abrams’ Our Time is Now is just the book to read. I didn’t know what to expect going in. I knew of her close Georgia … Continue reading
Book Review: The Hidden History Of American Oligarchy
In The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class, Thom Hartmann recounts three periods of increased hegemony of oligarchs in American society. He posits that with the inauguration of Joe Biden as president on Jan. … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged book review, oligarchs, oligarchy, Progressive Community, thom hartmann
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An Epistemological Crisis
It’s no secret there is an epistemological crisis undermining the authority of knowledge. It may be the most significant problem to grow out of the Reagan administration. That the discussion of creationism versus evolution returned during the 1980s was only … Continue reading
Posted in Media Reform, Progressive Community, progressive values
Tagged al gore, Joe Biden President, media reform, politics, thom hartmann, Tom Nichols
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When Fools Rush In
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” was written by Alexander Pope in An Essay on Criticism in 1711. I’m no angel yet it’s time to let the dust settle from the disastrous general election before devising schemes to … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign
Tagged #iapolitics, 2020 election campaign, Iowa Democratic Party, politics
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Joni Ernst: Lying Liar Of The Liardom
Tonight at 7 p.m. Democrat Theresa Greenfield debates her Republican opponent, the incumbent, junior U.S. Senator from Iowa. Greenfield is expected to be well-prepared for the face off on Iowa Press. She will lay out her plans to make health … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Iowa Press, joni ernst, Theresa Greenfield
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Carding Wool With Joni Ernst
Every farm kid knows you should card wool before spinning it into yarn. Joni Ernst’s campaign has spun some yarns about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield and it’s clear they didn’t get things straightened out beforehand. They don’t intend … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Joni Ernst, Theresa Greenfield
Tagged 2020 election campaign, joni ernst, Theresa Greenfield, Theresa Greenfield for U.S. Senate
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75 Years After Hiroshima
President Harry Truman did not need to drop the atomic bomb to end World War II. The first test explosion of an atomic bomb, called Trinity, was conducted by the U.S. Army July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament
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Leave It All On The Field
(Trish Nelson will return to the editor’s desk on Monday. I hope you found value in some of my posts the last four weeks). As Joe Biden and company build an organization to defeat Donald Trump part of its energy … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign
Tagged 2020 election, Democrats, Iowa progressive actions, Joe Biden
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