Category Archives: 2020 election campaign

Dismantling Mail Sorters A Metaphor For Dismantling Democracy?

Donald Trump is a person who has been catered to all his life. Many people and institutions have had opportunity to stop his illegal and immoral activities but in 73 years no one has. Not his parents, not banks, not … Continue reading

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Universal Basic Income, Universal Health Care

The scourge of the coronavirus and the massive mishandling of the response by the Republican Party from the White House to the state house has made it pretty apparent that in order for this country to once again be a … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Trump Knocks Out Big Ten Football Edition

In case you missed this little news item this week (7.5 minutes) In another small attention getter the showdown between the Trump virus and Big Ten football resulted in a knockout for the Trump virus. The Trump virus is on … Continue reading

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Betsy DeVos’ Deadly Plan to Open Schools

Once again former Secretary of Labor, economics professor and founder of Inequality Media Robert Reich brings light on an insane trump administration policy. The policy in this case is the push to re-open public schools across the country no matter … Continue reading

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In First World Countries Water, Electricity and Mail Must Flow

There have been some real life lessons in the past few days. One thing many of us relearned as it seems we have to at least once a year is that things get pretty primitive pretty fast without electricity. America … Continue reading

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Hope Rears Its Head For The First Time In 3.5 Years

Joe Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his Vice-Presidential choice has stirred a huge positive response across the country. Harris is giving the Democratic campaign a huge amount positive energy in the first days after the announcement. Seldom has … Continue reading

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Stuart Stevens: It Was All A Lie

Republican strategist Stuart Stevens has written a new book  “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.” In the following interview with PBS’s Judy Woodruff, Stuart discusses what the Republican Party has become under Trump. 8 … Continue reading

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WOW! List of NY AG Charges Against NRA

The corruption of the NRA is almost unbelievable. When you stop and think that they have considered themselves to be kingmakers in the political arena for a couple of decades now, maybe their attitude toward silly things like laws is … Continue reading

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Kelcey Brackett – A Good Pick Up Opportunity in HD 91

Kelcey Brackett for Iowa House District 91 MtcSatpyuuonsorel 1id ·  I am proud to share that today I received notification from the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO President Ken Sagar that I have received their endorsement. This is of particular significance … Continue reading

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Killing The “Public” Entity

“Never let a good crisis go to waste” the old political saying goes. Lord knows we have a huge crisis in front of us. Had we had any kind of even substandard leadership, the US may have been able to … Continue reading

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