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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
A World Without Nuclear Weapons
While it got scant notice in the U.S. press, the joint statement after the Geneva, Switzerland meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin was significant: We, President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden and … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged Back from the Brink, Biden, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Putin
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High Summer In Iowa
One of the highlights of the 2021 political summer will be distribution of the U.S. Census data and the decennial re-districting. The Iowa legislature is expected to convene a special session for that purpose in August. In 2011 only two … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged #amreading, Blog for Iowa, summer reading
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Dry Spring In Iowa
It is abnormally dry in our part of Iowa. Just as we are needing rain, we are not getting it. A home gardener can irrigate new trees, fruits and vegetables, but the massive scale required to hydrate Iowa’s main commodity … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Action, Climate Change
Tagged Act On Climate, Climate Action, climate change, drought, Ernst, Grassley
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Juneteenth Is A National Holiday
On Thursday, June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a law which created Juneteenth (June 19) as a federal holiday. Following are the president’s remarks at the signing ceremony. East Room – 3:51 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank … Continue reading
Posted in President Biden
Tagged African American History, civil war, Joe Biden, Juneteenth, Slavery
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What Else Are Iowa Democrats Doing?
Associated Press ran a story on June 1, dateline Keokuk, Iowa, “Past the point of no return?” Iowa Dems hopes fading. It was a bit of a downer based on interviews with prominent Eastern Iowa Democrats bemoaning changes in the … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged #IA02, 2020 election campaign, 2022 Election campaign, Iowa politics
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Book Review: Demystifying Shariah
We moved to the Southeast side of Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1985 to be closer to my work. My daily commute was still long and it took me past a number of churches and the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids. … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged Arabs, book review, islam, muslims
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IDP Picks Erin Davison-Rippey as Executive Director
DES MOINES, Iowa – Erin Davison-Rippey will serve as the Iowa Democratic Party’s Executive Director, working closely with Chairman Ross Wilburn, party leaders, and volunteers across the state to build the party’s infrastructure for long-term progressive wins across Iowa. “Growing … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Democrats
Tagged #iapolitics, Erin Davison-Rippey, Iowa Democratic Party
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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
Posted in 2020 election campaign, 2022 Election campaign, politics
Tagged 2020 election campaign, book review, politics, Stacey Abrams, US Census, voter suppression
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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
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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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