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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Book Review: The Hidden History of American Healthcare
In The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, author Thom Hartmann returns to familiar themes of greed, racism and oligarchic corruption. He applies them to a system of healthcare that profits the … Continue reading
Posted in book review, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged book review, health care reform, healthcare, Hidden History, medicare, Medicare for all, oligarchy, thom hartmann
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76 Years After The Atomic Bombings
World War II veterans were still living when our family moved back to Iowa in 1993. In each conversation with one of them, I asked about the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan and the Nagasaki bombing three … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, Peace
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Cranes For Our Future
Friday was the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Monday is the anniversary of Nagasaki. The world little realized the devastation caused by President Harry Truman’s decision to detonate those bombs. In response to the anniversary, the … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged #CranesForOurFuture, #nuclearban, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear war, nuclear weapons
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Glenn Hurst Announces For U.S. Senate
DR. GLENN HURST ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR THE U.S. SENATE MINDEN, Iowa, July 29, 2021—Today Dr. Glenn Hurst of Minden announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Hurst, a physician and health administrator in Pottawattamie County, cites the impact of healthcare … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign
Tagged #iapolitics, #iasen, 2022 Election campaign, Glenn Hurst, U.S. Senate
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Doing The Right Thing
Governor Kim Reynolds has neither the bandwidth nor expertise to manage the coronavirus pandemic. I didn’t vote for her, yet that is cold comfort. As COVID-19 cases increase in Iowa, and in all 50 states, her latest statement is evidence … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Public Health
Tagged 2022 Election campaign, coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19 Vaccines, Kim Reynolds, public health, Reynolds and Covid-19
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Democrat Dave Muhlbauer Kicks Off 99-County Tour
US Senate Candidate Dave Muhlbauer Announces First Leg of 99-County Tour MANILLA, Iowa — Democrat Dave Muhlbauer today announced that he’ll kick-off of his first 99 county tour of Iowa this Friday, July 30th. Muhlbauer is a fifth-generation family farmer, … Continue reading
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Tagged #iasen, 2022 Election campaign, Campaign Events, Dave Muhlbauer, U.S. Senate race
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Niazy, Hale, Warnagiris And Our Endless War
Veteran Decries Inconsistent Justice by Ed Flaherty The story of Zalmay Niazy of Iowa Falls has been well-publicized. He was an interpreter for U.S. forces in Afghanistan for several years, has lived in Iowa Falls for several years, where he … Continue reading
Posted in Peace
Tagged Afghanistan, Christopher Warnagiris, Daniel Hale, justice, Peace, Veterans for Peace, Zalmay Naizy
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What Work Will We Do?
Conventional wisdom is there is a worker shortage in Iowa. “Companies are really at a tipping point with respect to their workforce,” Iowa Business Council Executive Director Joe Murphy said in an interview with Perry Beeman of Iowa Capitol Dispatch. … Continue reading
Liz Mathis Announces For U.S. House
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Loebsack Endorses Finkenauer For U.S. Senate
Abby Finkenauer Earns Endorsement of Congressman Dave Loebsack Cedar Rapids — Yesterday Abby Finkenauer, candidate for U.S. Senate, was endorsed by former Congressman Dave Loebsack. “Abby is one of the hardest workers I have ever seen, and I don’t say … Continue reading
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Tagged #iasen, 2022 Election campaign, Abby Finkenauer, dave loebsack, U.S. Senate race
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