Weekly Action Item
Join Indivisible Iowa
IndivisibleIowa.usStop Trump TV. Go to freepress.net, sign up for emails and complete the contact form to the FCC opposing the Sinclair-Tribune merger. Freepress has filed a Petition to Deny the merger with the FCC. You can still send a comment directly to the FCC. You can see the filing here.
Upcoming Events – Contact us @ blog3@democracyforiowa.com to add your event
Western Iowa Governor’s Forum – Sioux City
Sat April 14
Facebook Event Page2nd Annual Democracy Ball – Madrid
Sat April 14
Speaker: Tom Vilsack
Facebook Event Page
Get Social
Blog For Iowa
- Follow Blog For Iowa on WordPress.com
- My Tweets
-
Recent Posts
Tags
- #iapolitics
- #nobakken
- #trumpresistance
- 2014 Midterm Election
- 2016 Election
- ACA
- affordable care act
- ALEC
- ALEC in Iowa
- Bakken Oil Pipeline
- Bernie Sanders
- Branstad
- Bruce Braley
- CAFOs in Iowa
- Christie Vilsack
- Chuck Grassley
- Citizens United
- climate change
- Congressman Dave Loebsack
- corporate greed
- corporate media
- Dakota Access Pipeline
- dave loebsack
- democracy for america
- Ed Fallon
- education
- eminent domain in Iowa
- energy
- environment
- evil GOP
- fallon forum
- farming
- FCC
- global warming
- Governor Branstad
- Great march for climate action
- gun control
- Hillary Clinton
- Hillary Clinton 2016
- Howard Dean
- Iowa Democrats
- Iowa district 2
- Iowa GOP
- Iowa Legislature
- Iowa Legislature 2013
- Iowa legislature 2015
- Iowa legislature 2017
- Iowa politics
- Iowa water quality
- jobs
- joni ernst
- Kim Reynolds
- koch brothers
- labor
- Local food
- media reform
- medicare
- net neutrality
- nuclear abolition
- nuclear disarmament
- nuclear power
- obamacare
- Peace
- politics
- president obama
- Progress Iowa
- Rep. Dave Loebsack
- Rep. Loebsack
- Rep. Steve King
- Romney
- Scott Walker
- Steve King
- sustainability
- The Climate Reality Project
- Veterans for Peace
Browse by Date
Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Sunday Funday: Spring Is Sproinging Edition
These folks could kill you by your splitting a gut: As sure as the earth is flat the seasons change exactly on schedule every year. Or maybe not. So now here it is only a full calendar month past schedule … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor, #trumpresistance
Leave a comment
There’s absolutely no evidence out there that Trump colluded with the Russians
Found this rant on democraticunderground.com the other day. Nice summary of what the Russia probe has uncovered so far. Would surely be nice if Dear Leader and his minions would simply take “personal responsibility” for their actions and own up … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa
Tagged Russia, Trump investigation, Trump Russia scandal
Leave a comment
Earth Day ALERT: Bayer, Monsanto Merger Nears
A little reminder dropped into my mailbox the other day from a group known as “Friends of the Earth.” The reminder was that the mega merger of Bayer and Monsanto was still in the works and had recently passed some … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Economy, Farming, food
Tagged Bayer, merger, Monsanto
Leave a comment
Lockdown!
From Progress Iowa: Des Moines, Iowa — Progress Iowa today released a new video highlighting the need to enact common sense gun laws in Iowa. The advertisement, entitled Lockdown, shows a text message conversation between a parent and student during … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, gun control, gun safety, Progress Iowa
Tagged gun resistance, lockdown, student walkout
Leave a comment
Another Law Signed In Secret
New boss same as the old boss. A saying that most workers at the lower levels of employment hear over and over. There is little respect for the dignity of these humans. Most bosses barely treat them as human except … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: Goodbye Paul Ryan Edition
From the time he was born, Ryan’s life has been helped along with aid from the government. Most know the story of a young man who lost his father and then his family was helped through the social security … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor
Leave a comment
Abby Finkenauer For Congress
The Finkenauer campaign for Congress in Iowa’s first district launched their first digital campaign ad and it is a good one: The message is simple: She is one of us and will represent our interests in congress. Anyone who … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, progressive values
Tagged Abby Finkenauer, Iowa-01
Leave a comment
Activism Picking Up Next Week
Columbine Anniversary Believe it or not, this Friday, April 20th, is the 19th anniversary of the Columbine massacre. In our now upside down world the horror of the events at Columbine didn’t drive our country to a sober assessment of … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, gun control, gun safety
Tagged activism, Columbine, Earth Day, Mueller
Leave a comment
Tuition Rising – Is Anyone Surprised?
Brandon Borkovec over at Iowa Policy Project does a great analysis of the disappearing state support for our public institutions of higher education here in Iowa as the Board of Regents once again announced a rise in tuitions. Today’s announcement of … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: “Rule Of Law” Edition
Heard on the John Fugelsang Show Friday (paraphrase) – “Teapot Dome would only be an small appetizer for this administration.” It was funny and ironic to see Kim Reynolds’ main opponent hoisted on the Republican petard of “rule of law.” … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor
Leave a comment
