Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Reminder: Women’s March January 19th

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Dave Bradley

In two weeks – January 19th, 2019 – there will be another women’s march in Washington and sister marches across the country. With Rep. Nancy Pelosi making on her second round as US House Speaker plus the victories by … Continue reading →

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Iowa Policy Project: Is Iowa’s Job Situation As Good As It Appears?

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Once again our friends at the Iowa Policy Project ferret out the reality behind the glossy glow of political rhetoric. The subject for today is whether what appears to be a good Iowa jobs report is actually as good as … Continue reading →

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The Case For Impeachment

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Trish Nelson

► BLOG : http://www.thomhartmann.com/thom/blog ► FACEBOOK : http://www.facebook.com/ThomHartmannP… ► INSTAGRAM : http://www.instagram.com/Thom_Hartmann ► TWITTER : http://www.twitter.com/thom_hartmann ► WEBSITE : http://www.thomhartmann.com ► YOUTUBE : http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… The Thom Hartmann Program is the leading progressive political talk radio show for political news and … Continue reading →

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Indivisible To Take Action On Day #1

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Here is an action alert from Indivisible. If you haven’t joined yet, sign up here. Sign up with the Iowa chapter here. https://www.indivisibleiowa.us/ Tomorrow morning [today] your new members of Congress (MoCs) will be sworn into the 116th Congress. It … Continue reading →

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Will 2019 Be Better Or Worse Than 2018?

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Happy new year from Blog for Iowa! The #trumpresistance prevailed in 2018 by doing the one thing that was essential to the survival of Democracy, helping Democrats take back congress. Democracy will live to see another day. May we forge … Continue reading →

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For Auld Lang Syne

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Trish Nelson

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Why We Should All Boycott Factory Farming

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Trish Nelson

“The disastrous impact of factory farms is not just on the animals abused there, but also on our environment, and even on our health. Read more about factory farms and the changes that you can make in order to have … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Scary New Year Edition

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Dave Bradley

One Illinois policeman can look forward to a bit more time on earth (46 seconds) With the crazy man in the White House who knows what is going to happen in the next 12 months. Odds on bet is that … Continue reading →

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Can’t Wait For Rob Sand’s Report On Iowa’s Medicaid Mess

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Dave Bradley

(4 hours if you are interested) About a week before Christmas Iowa’s Senate Health Policy Oversight Committee held a hearing with the administrators of Iowa’s now privatized medicaid system. The YouTube is posted above. It runs nearly 4 hours. I … Continue reading →

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Thank You, John Culver

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Dave Bradley

In his later years, John Culver established the Culver Center for Public Policy at Simpson College. Here is an interview from 2016 (9 minutes) We at blogforiowa.com were saddened to hear of the death of former senator John Culver this … Continue reading →

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