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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
'Environmental Concerns' at Grinnell's Faulconer Gallery
Margaret Whiting of Waterloo will be exhibiting her artwork at the Faulconer Gallery at Grinnell College from July 19 until Sept. 8. The exhibit is titled, “Environmental Concerns,” and according to the gallery website, “Whiting carves, alters and recombines science … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Environment
Tagged art, environment, Margaret Whiting, printmaking
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Take Action on Climate Change
Last week was arguably the best summer weather we have had in many years. Temperatures were moderate and humidity low; some rain, but not too much; and glorious partly cloudy skies coupled with a light breeze. A bit of imitation … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged CO2 emissions, environment, Iowa's environment, The Climate Reality Project
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Iowans Arrested at KC Nuke Plant Protest
(UPDATED July 16, 2013) Iowa Catholic Workers Frank Cordaro, Ed Bloomer, Elton Davis, and Jessica Reznicek were among two dozen people who were arrested Saturday morning for trespassing at the entrance to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s new south Kansas City … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace
Tagged Des Moines Catholic Worker, Foreign Affairs, Kansas City Nuclear Weapons Plant, nonviolent resistence, nuclear
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Gov't Propaganda Okay in U.S.
From Foreign Policy Magazine: U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans “For decades, a so-called anti-propaganda law (the Smith-Mundt Act) prevented the U.S. government’s mammoth broadcasting arm from delivering programming to American audiences. But on July 2, that … Continue reading
Posted in Media Reform, Progressive Community, Radio
Tagged media, Media Bias, media diversity, media reform, propaganda, public interest media, Smith-Mundt Act
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This Week on the Fallon Forum: Trayvon Martin, Gambling, Voting, Low Wages and More
Today on the Fallon Forum (Monday), we dissect the ruling in the George Zimmerman case. Des Moines attorney Joseph Glazebrook joins us in the studio for that conversation, and we’ll hear from several other people with thoughtful opinions on a … Continue reading
Posted in Fallon Forum
Tagged Ed Fallon, fallon forum
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BFIA Gets a Guest Editor
Trish Nelson, editor of Blog for Iowa, will be taking a summer break and I’ll be pinch hitting as weekday editor from July 15 until Sept. 2. I’m looking forward to regular posting on the Online Information Resource for Iowa’s … Continue reading
Posted in BFIA
Tagged BFIA, Dean for America, Democracy for Iowa, DFA, progressive activism, progressive Democrats
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President Obama on Trayvon Martin
The White House released the following statement this afternoon regarding the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case: Statement by the President: “The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but … Continue reading
Posted in President Obama
Tagged president obama, Trayvon Martin
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Whoa! Harry Reid Might Go Nuclear
Hate Senate Republicans’ reckless use of the filibuster? Time to do something about it. Next Tuesday — five days from today — the Senate will vote on seven Obama appointees the Republicans have blocked, including Richard Cordray as head of … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy for America
Tagged Arshad Hasan, democracy for america, Filibuster, GOP filibuster, harry reid, Nuclear Option
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Obama's Baby Steps Forward
President Obama spoke in Berlin this week, and I have been waiting to listen to the speech, doing so this morning. Friends have been talking about Obama’s call for a new series of steps toward nuclear abolition. One friend, who … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Disarmament, President Obama
Tagged nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, Obama, president obama, Veterans for Peace, Veterans for Peace Chapter #161
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How Many More Floods Will It Take?
by Senator Joe Bolkcom As we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the historic 2008 floods and look back on the amazing amount of recovery work that has taken place in communities across Iowa, our recent extreme rains tell us more … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Flooding, Environment
Tagged climate change, energy, environment, Senator Joe Bolkcom, sustainability
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