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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Thomas Jefferson to Ho Chi Minh
Thomas Jefferson to Ho Chi Minh: The Long Road of the Declaration of Independence A Guest Post by Gary Sanders Hostilities between England and the American colonies had been brewing for years, but boiled over in the skirmish between English … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts, Progressive Community, progressive values
Tagged Declaration of Independence, Gary Sanders, guest post, Ho Chi Minh, Progressive Community, Thomas Jefferson
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Greenfield: Wheeler Must Step Down Immediately
At a June 22 press conference U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield said since Joni Ernst hasn’t called for the resignation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler over 52 new Renewable Fuel Standard waivers she will. And she did. … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Theresa Greenfield
Tagged #iasen, Iowa politics, Theresa Greenfield, Theresa Greenfield for U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate
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Theresa Greenfield Wants A Real Conversation With Iowans
What conversation does Joni Ernst want to have with Iowans about the fall election for United States Senate? If a recent advertisement by the National Republican Senatorial Committee is an indication, she doesn’t want any conversation with Iowans. She’s letting … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Joni Ernst, Theresa Greenfield
Tagged #iasen, 2020 election campaign, joni ernst, Theresa Greenfield, U.S. Senate
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Get Ready To Vote For Joe Biden
Now that the primary elections are behind us it is time to look ahead politically toward the general election. Get ready to vote for Joe Biden as president. Biden is the only thing standing between us and another four years … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, politics
Tagged Democrats 2020, Joe Biden, Joe Biden 2020
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Earth Day 50 Years Later
I helped organize my home town for the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970. Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders’ Dec. 24, 1968 Earthrise photograph changed the way we look at our lives. We became aware of the fragility of human … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Environment
Tagged ActOnClimate, climate change, Earth Day, Earth Day 2020, Nationalism
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Kimberly Graham – A Voice For ‘Us’
On Tuesday, March 17, Blog for Iowa conducted a telephone interview with U.S. Senate candidate Kimberly Graham. We had intended to do an in-person interview but in consideration of the coronavirus pandemic we maintained social distancing. Graham was thoughtful in … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, politics
Tagged #iapolitics, 2020 Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, Democrats 2020, Iowa politics, Kimberly Graham, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate race
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Theresa Greenfield – Jobs To Get Done
On Saturday, Feb. 22, I met with U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield at a coffee shop in Coralville, immediately after her appearance at the Linn County Phoenix Club. She arrived on time and was thoughtful in her answers to my … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, politics
Tagged #iapolitics, politics, Theresa Greenfield, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate race
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Can Michael Franken Beat Joni Ernst?
I’d just secured the last part of my barter share from a local CSA — a large bag of heads of garlic. I put seven or eight of them into a lunch bag and headed along Highway One toward Iowa … Continue reading
Thom Hartmann Interview, Part I
If the Iowa precinct caucuses created doubt about the efficacy of our voting process, we are not the only ones with concern. Thom Hartmann, the number one progressive-talk-show host in the United States wrote the book, The Hidden History of … Continue reading
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Tagged Elections, thom hartmann, voting rights
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Media’s Theft From The Commons
“Right-wing media have been laying the groundwork for Trump’s acquittal for half a century,” Nicole Hemmer wrote in the New York Times. “These tactics (i.e. minimize Trump’s transgressions and paint a picture of non-stop Democratic scandals) are not inventions of … Continue reading
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Tagged #mediareform, big media, conservative media, Media Bias
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