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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
A New Grassroots Politics
If I had a nickel for every time someone said today’s Democrats need to get in the game, I’d be rich. The trouble is what do Democrats do differently to overcome the Republican advantage in Iowa? Democrat Catelin Drey is … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged Catelin Drew, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics, politics
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Republicans And The Damage Done
When I visited the Iowa legislature, one of the people I sought was Rep. Chuck Isenhart from Dubuque. Almost every bill regarding conservation, climate change, renewable energy, and water quality involved him in some way. We were sad to see … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Environment, Solar Energy, sustainability, tax credits, wind energy
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AFGE Solidarity Picket On Aug. 27
Join the Solidarity Picket Line! The VA announced it ceased to recognize the union contract. This action is illegal. The VA took this action because the union has successfully stopped attacks on federal workers, and they hope to break the … Continue reading
Posted in union busting
Tagged direct action, labor, union busting, veterans affairs
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What About Our Stuff?
The decision to close the Iowa Historical Society Research Center in Iowa City has been made. On Saturday, Aug. 23, I participated in a rally to reverse the decision in a packed room at the Iowa City Public Library. The … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged history, Iowa budget priorities, Iowa politics, State Historical Society
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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima (Aug. 6) and Nagasaki (Aug. 9), found me without useful things to say. Enter President Trump on July 25, “(New START is) not an agreement you want expiring. We’re starting to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Nuclear Abolition
Tagged Hiroshima, Nagasaki, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear treaties
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Budget Bills Pass
While I was sleeping early Friday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the rescission bill which claws back funds approved by Congress in a bipartisan process. Republicans rescinded parts of previous spending agreements they didn’t like, which were needed … Continue reading
Posted in tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged Chuck Grassley, joni ernst, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Minority rule, politics, Reconciliation, Rescission, tax cuts
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Nuclear Energy Revisited
On July 1, Interstate Power and Light Company, the parent company of Alliant Energy, filed an application to add 1,000 megawatts of wind energy “to help boost Iowa’s electric grid and further diversify its energy portfolio,” Olivia Cohen wrote in … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainability
Tagged Duane Arnold nuclear plant, Linn County, nuclear energy, nuclear power, sustainabiilty
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Clean Energy Future
If a person doesn’t believe an industry can capture the U.S. government, they haven’t been paying attention. The proposed rescission of congressionally approved funding for clean energy projects, combined with the omnibus reconciliation bill endeavor to strip away any government … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Energy
Tagged climate change, Environment, Solar Energy, The Climate Reality Project, wind energy
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Today’s Nuclear Times
I remember watching one of the Soviet Sputnik satellites flying over the back yard of our Iowa home. Besides launching a “space race” between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Sputnik heightened tensions between the two … Continue reading
Nate Willems For Iowa Attorney General
Nate Willems announces campaign for Iowa attorney general Willems, who has spent his career fighting for working families, pledges to protect community safety and hold corporations that rip off working families accountable MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – Nate Willems, a lifelong … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 election
Tagged Attorney General, Iowa Attorney General Race 2026, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics, Nate Willems
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