Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Donna Edwards And Al Franken Talk Race, Cops And Photo Ops

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Why Don’t People Get It About Wearing Masks?

Someone commented on Facebook yesterday, why don’t people get it about wearing masks. Some people are just too good to wear masks. Especially during a photo op where they’re trying to create a false impression that Iowa has beaten back … Continue reading

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J.D. Scholten Is Rightful Heir To IA-04

Republicans thought they could pull a fast one and replace Steve King with a Steve King clone after J.D. convinced a huge swath of voters in IA-04 that they would be better served with J.D. instead of crazy Steve King. … Continue reading

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Parts Of Iowa Have A Broadband Access Problem

Iowa broadband data analysis from The Iowa Policy Project https://www.iowapolicyproject.org/2020Research/200608-IPP-broadband-bgd.html “Overall, 21.2 percent of Iowa’s residents lack a broadband subscription, even with mobile access included, according to the most recent Bureau of the Census data (American Community Survey 2018, five-year … Continue reading

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The Politics Of Economic And Social Issues

by Ralph Scharnau Arguments about the importance of economic and social matters usually get resolved in legislative bodies. In democratic republics, the majority political party’s view ordinarily prevails. In governing a city, county, state, region, or nation, lawmakers address a … Continue reading

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Darnella Frazier Is A Real Life Hero

Video 3 minutes: “The Revolution will not be televised” the current saying goes. Well, the Revolution itself may not get televised, but the spark that lights the fire will most likely be televised. The spark in this case was the … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: What Day Is It? Edition

First a sad note: Yesterday (according to worldometers), deaths due to coronavirus surpassed the number of US casualties in World War 1 – 116,651. Our president doesn’t care. Nobody better to pay tribute to a birthday honoree than Randy Rainbow … Continue reading

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Who Is Really Looting America?

Robert Reich must see video. About 4 minutes. Did I say Must See?

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Ali Velshi “What Is Happening To The Press”

The following is a tread readers app rollout from a tweet series by MSNBC correspondent and anchor concerning the roll of the Press in America today. This was written a week ago, right after Velshi himself was shot with rubber … Continue reading

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Ernst Refuses To Condemn Health Care Lawsuit

Matt Sinovic <matt@progressiowa.org> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2020 Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0133   *ICYMI* Des Moines Register Editorial Board: “Republicans Should Withdraw Lawsuit Against the Affordable Care Act; Having Health Insurance is Crucial in a Pandemic” Sen. Joni Ernst … Continue reading

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