Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Watch: U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate #2

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Trish Nelson

The second debate took place Tuesday night. Round three will be Friday May 21 4 p.m. on WHO-TV.  Watch the first debate here.  

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U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate #1

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Trish Nelson
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How Much Is A Human Life Worth?

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from the Summer  2020 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The Prairie Progressive is  funded entirely by reader subscription,  available only in hard copy for $12/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City … Continue reading →

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Iowa Needs A CAFO Moratorium

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Action alert – CCI has been leading the fight against CAFO proliferation in Iowa. Click on the link below to sign the petition. Yesterday, the Hardin County Board of Supervisors denied two proposed factory farm applications. The applications proposed by … Continue reading →

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Corona Virus Vaccine? Possibly A Dream

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Dave Bradley

I was listening to Thom Hartmann Thursday and he said something that really caught my attention. He simply said that based on our experience with SARS and MERS and other corona viruses, we should not expect there to be a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – No Sports, Month 2 Edition

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Did you ever think that it isn’t the competition that draws you in but the description of it by one of America’s golden throats? Did you ever wonder if that announcer could make watching the grass grow exciting? Looks like … Continue reading →

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Corruption From The White House To The Courthouse

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Dave Bradley

I often feel like I am at the end of my rope with the combination of monumental corruption by the current presidential administration, the horribly handled response to the corona virus especially at the national level, but also at the … Continue reading →

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Administration’s War On Health Care Charges On

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Dave Bradley

For Immediate Release: May 13, 2020 Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0133 NEW STUDY: 27 Million More Americans Lost Health Care Because of Coronavirus, and Trump is Going to the Supreme Court to Keep it That Way Des Moines, Iowa — … Continue reading →

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Call For CAFO Moratorium

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Trish Nelson

 Action alert from GMOFreeUSA/ Tell your U.S. Senators to co-sponsor and support the Farm System Reform Act (FSRA): https://www.tinyurl.com/BanCAFOs We need to protect America’s children and communities by putting an immediate moratorium on factory farm CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) … Continue reading →

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How To Prevent Election Stealing

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Trish Nelson

November is coming. Prepare to vote. pic.twitter.com/43ldZvE5DN — Greg Palast (@Greg_Palast) May 10, 2020

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