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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Thomas Frank To Read At Prairie Lights
What’s the Matter With Kansas and Listen, Liberal author and journalist Thomas Frank will read from his new book of essays, Rendezvous With Oblivion: Reports from a Sinking Society on July 18 at 7 p.m. at Prairie Lights Bookstore Iowa City. … Continue reading
Posted in Local Events
Tagged local events, Prairie Lights, Thomas Frank, What's The Matter With Kansas
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Important Changes In Early Voting
With Iowa’s new voter ID law the rules changed for early voting. Here’s good information from Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert about the new rules. I modified the press release to make it applicable statewide. It’s less than 120 days … Continue reading
Help For Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
A lot of pixels have been spilled over the primary election win of Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on June 26. Regardless of the methods of her election or her platform — or the buzz around beating 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley in … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged 116th Congress, Iowa politics, Progressive Community
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Elect Fred Hubbell – Rita Hart
Since Iowa Democrats picked Fred Hubbell as their nominee for governor he’s honed his message to a few major issues. In a recent letter Hubbell wrote, I want to be clear about one thing: I’m not just running against Governor … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign
Tagged 2018 Election Campaign, Democrats 2018, Fred Hubbell, Rita Hart
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2018 Iowa Legislature In Review
Spirit of Citizenship 2018 2018 Legislature in Review By State Senator Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids Find bills at http://www.legis.iowa.gov More Damage to Iowa’s Working Families, Health Care, Women’s Health, Seniors, Students, Public Safety, and Natural Resources After the devastation … Continue reading
The Importance of American Freedom
by Ralph Scharnau Freedom is the central tenet of how we view ourselves individually and as a nation. It is embedded in our history and language. Simultaneously it has been contested in debates and dissents in Congress, in political books/essays/editorials, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, media, Progressive Community, progressive values
Tagged first amendment rights, Freedom of the press, media
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Why Stop Denuclearization at North Korea?
(From Physicians for Social Responsibility which has a small but vocal footprint in Iowa). Responding to citizens everywhere who yearn for peace, political leaders in South Korea, North Korea, China and the United States staged a flurry of diplomatic activity … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged North Korea, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear war, nuclear weapons
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Iowa’s Medicaid Toothache
I worked as an admissions clerk at the University of Iowa Dental Clinic after graduate school. We saw patients from all around Iowa — wealthy patients with private insurance, indigents with limited means, and everyone in between. Anyone who came … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Legislature
Tagged Iowa Medicaid, Iowa Medicaid changes, Iowa Medicaid cuts, Iowa medicaid privatization
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A Blog For Iowa Independence Day Post
Independence Day is an American holiday if there is one. A group of military veterans discussed participation in a local Independence Day parade via email. A member made this post: I will not participate in the July 4th parade. This … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, politics, Progressive Community, progressive values
Tagged Independence Day
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Republicans Are Bad At Law Making
Last Friday the Iowa Supreme Court overturned the 2017 law requiring a 72-hour waiting period before a woman could have an abortion. Here’s the money quote from Chief Justice Mark Cady, writing for the majority: “The state’s capacity to legislate … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Iowa legislature 2017, Iowa legislature 2018, politics, Progressive Community, progressive values, Republican Policy, womens rights
Tagged abortion, abortion rights in Iowa, anti-choice Iowa Republicans, Iowa Legislature, Iowa Republican Party, Iowa women's rights
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