Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

How Does America Protect Itself From 24-7 Propaganda?

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Dave Bradley’s civics quiz will be back next Sunday.  Happy Mother’s Day! Propaganda works.  CNN/WSJ poll:  Half of Fox viewers say the Mueller report cleared Donald Trump.  The average for people who watch any other media is 16-17%.  61% of … Continue reading →

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Lindsey Graham Senate Seat In Danger

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Many of our readers may not know that this blog began with the Howard Dean presidential campaign of 2004.  And so we continue to honor the doctor’s requests if we can.  It’s not like we don’t have enough places to … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden’s Ode To The Middle Class

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Trish Nelson

NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo will host the first 2020 presidential primary debate in June of 2019. This is the fifth in a series of BFIA’s coverage and commentary of the announcement speeches by the declared Democratic candidates for president … Continue reading →

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Attend Your Local Town Hall On Iowa’s Medicaid Mess

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Progress Iowa From cuts to services for Iowa’s most vulnerable – some people are even being denied coverage for their wheelchairs – to late reimbursements for providers, Governor Kim Reynolds’ Medicaid privatization scheme is a disaster. We can’t … Continue reading →

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Study: Major Media Outlets’ Twitter Accounts Amplify Trump Lies

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Research confirming and quantifying the obvious. Media Matters for America Major media outlets failed to rebut President Donald Trump’s misinformation 65% of the time in their tweets about his false or misleading comments, according to a Media Matters review. That … Continue reading →

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Fighting The Goliaths Of Greed

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Posted with permission from the Spring 2019 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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Jay Inslee: Climate Leader For President

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Dave Bradley

NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo will host the first 2020 presidential primary debate in June of 2019. This is the fourth in a series of BFIA’s coverage and commentary of the announcement speeches by the declared Democratic candidates for president … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Happy Cinco De Mayo Edition

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Randy Rainbow takes on Bill Barr (4 minutes, but hilarious) Kind of strange that we will be having a holiday that celebrates Hispanic heritage where many of those celebrating would be people who would be more than happy to drive … Continue reading →

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Barr Sucks Up Attention; DOJ Continues Assault On ACA

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Dave Bradley

The eyes of much of the politically attuned folks of this country were watching William Barr lying, misleading and omitting in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, doing his best to fill his role not as America’s top cop … Continue reading →

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Pelosi Looks Very Concerned In Her Weekly Presser

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi seemed very concerned during her weekly press conference held on Thursday morning. The previous day, Attorney General William Barr made no pretense that he would protect the president at all costs, including lying to … Continue reading →

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