Author Archives: Trish Nelson

St. Patrick Would Not Have Approved Of Drones

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Trish Nelson

 “In Christ, there is no killing.” – St. Patrick Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Celebrate the day by raising a glass to  your neighborhood peace activists. desmoinesregister.com Protesters from across the country rallied in Des Moines on Saturday against the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Telecom Giants Lobby State Legislatures To Change The Rules

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Trish Nelson

newsweek.com/2014/03/21/telecom-giants-drag-feet-on-broadband-for-whole-country by David Cay Johnston “We were clearly told that we would get a fiber-optic network—it was going to come to my township and others around the state, and all we had to do was be patient…but now it looks … Continue reading →

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McChesney: We Need Public Funding For Journalism

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Media activist Robert McChesney, co-founder of Free Press and co-author with John Nichols of Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America, gave a lecture Monday on the University of Iowa campus.  McChesney has most recently authored … Continue reading →

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11,000 Iowans Affected By Republicans Blocking Unemployment Benefits

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Trish Nelson

From Iowa Labor News Washington – This report shows that 11,300 Iowans have lost their unemployment benefits. “We hope that the Senate will take this important issue up again in the next few weeks,” said Ken Sagar, President of the … Continue reading →

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ALEC To Target Cities, Towns, Counties

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Trish Nelson

https://1.rp-api.com/rjs/repost-article.js?3ALEC Goes Hyper Local With New Nationwide Network (via Moyers & Company) The American Legislative Exchange Council — ALEC — has had quite a bit of success writing “model” bills that advance the interests of its corporate backers and then … Continue reading →

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Trans Pacific Partnership Teach-In To Be Held In Ames

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Happy Monday from BFIA!  Before you do anything, please read everything Dave posted over the weekend, especially Thank You, Obamacare! and What Would The Greatest Generation Do?   And don’t miss Dave’s Sunday Funday Quiz – Holy Daylight Edition.  Click on … Continue reading →

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Obama Meets Obama Impersonator

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Trish Nelson

This is pretty awesome.

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Iowa Student Debt Ranks Sixth In The Nation

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Trish Nelson

USA Today looked at eight states in the U.S. that rank the highest for student debt.  Ranking from #8 to #1 are:  Vermont,  Ohio, Iowa, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire. “Staying in the Midwest, we move on to … Continue reading →

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The Great March For Climate Action Is Under Way

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Today is day #4 of The Great March For Climate Action. Watch this inspiring video of the marchers heading out on opening day. You can get updates on the Great March at Ed Fallon’s Facebook page or listen to the … Continue reading →

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Author of “Dollarocracy” Coming To The University of Iowa

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Trish Nelson

“Dollarocracy is the most important political book of the year, maybe of our times. This is exactly the book every concerned American needs to read, because the process of understanding what exactly is going on and taking America back from … Continue reading →

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