Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Analysis Of Iowa Tax Proposals From Common Good Iowa

Many of you may remember that the old think tank of iowpolicyproject.org updated itself into commongoodiowa.org. As before, they are the gold standard in Iowa for budget and tax policy analysis. With the legislature going full throttle and our news … Continue reading

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Inequality Media: Worker Exploitation

Few people can explain economic issues and how they affect workers much better than Professor Robert Reich. Here he explains how employers exploit workers. I would imagine most workers reading this have experienced at least one of these situations. (6 … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Can We Acknowledge Black History Month? Edition

Republicans refuse to debate (6 minutes): Well next month (or the day after tomorrow if you will) has been celebrated as Black History Month in the US for decades. But this year white politicos of the Republican persuasion have decided … Continue reading

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What Biden Has Done Megathread

  We wanted to make sure that everyone had a chance to see this. The “mainstream media” seldom misses a chance to blame President Biden for anything and everything that is perceived as a wrong in this world – and … Continue reading

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Want To End Divisive Politics? Vote Miller-Meeks Out.

Shortly after the new year, like many others in the old second soon to be first congressional district we got a flyer from the current congress member for this area, Marionette Miller-Meeks. The first thing that caught my eye was … Continue reading

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Gun Deaths In US Remain High

Just took a check on the gun violence archive website to see if gun violence has been cooled a bit by the pandemic. The answer is not at all. Only 20 days into the new year and nearly 2300 Americans … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: It’s Impotent Edition

Representative Katie Porter and her white board explain why Biden’s economy is so good. Be careful what you ask for Republicans (I am looking at you, Miller-Meeks, Hinson and Grassley) you may get it. (9 minutes): Maybe this is the … Continue reading

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Miller-Meeks Cheers On The Virus

Discussion of SCOTUS decision starts at 1:45 goes to 4:30   When I see a politician come out with a statement on the current pandemic that makes it tougher to end the pandemic I react with a ‘WTF are they … Continue reading

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Hinson Embarrasses Iowa

What’s that old saying about a politician – someone who finds out which way the parade is going and then hops to the front of it. Here in Iowa we have Ashley Hinson acting as the very epitome of that … Continue reading

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By George! The Iowa Senate And The 1st Amendment

From the YouTube intro: Podcast By George 269 subscribers SUBSCRIBE Further restricting First Amendment Rights in the Heartland! It’s not by accident – it’s by design. Is the GOP afraid of notepads and microphones? Find out on this #PodcastByGeorge.  See … Continue reading

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