Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Low Wages And No Stability: Working In America

  Labor Day focuses light on stories about labor in this country. There are many publications that cover labor throughout the year but unfortunately most of these articles are ignored. In the era of Dear Leader and his constant assumption … Continue reading

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Corey Booker! Thanks For That Act Of Courage!

“Then Bring It”  We had the TV on in the background while we went about our business Thursday morning. We had the Stephanie Miller Show on Free Speech TV playing. Steph’s producer broke in with a short bulletin – Senator … Continue reading

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Labor Confronts Trump Followers

The column looks at the continuing struggles of American workers to secure a decent standard of living. by Ralph Scharnau The stock market currently reaches historic highs, unemployment dips to new lows, and analysts pronounce the economy strong. Despite these … Continue reading

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Howard Dean Gets Donald Trump

Very few pundits that I listen to really get it about Donald Trump. Most of them think there’s a there there as far as Trump is concerned.  They have some pop psychology theory of what makes him tick and say … Continue reading

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Iowa’s Largest Utilities To Slash Energy Efficiency Programs

Action Alert from CCI – Iowa Citizens for Comunity Improvement Right now, Iowa’s two largest, for-profit monopoly energy utilities, MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy, are developing their next 5-year energy efficiency plans. These plans will be reviewed and approved by … Continue reading

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Bill Clinton and Chaka Khan Honor The Queen of Soul

Farewell, Aretha. ICYMI – Watch this incredible performance by Chaka Khan. Watch all the way to the end.

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Loebsack Questions To EPA On Hardship Waiver Remain Unanswered

After 4 Months, EPA Fails to Fully Respond to Loebsack Questions on RFS “Hardship” Waiver Washington, D.C. – After four months, Congressman Dave Loebsack finally received a response from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the specific questions he had … Continue reading

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Will This Labor Day Mark The Beginning Of The End Of The Trump Debacle?

Huge thanks to Paul Deaton for taking over as BFIA weekday editor for July-August.  Happy Labor Day! “Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes … Continue reading

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The Economy Right Now Not As Good As We Are Told

    Louis c on democraticunderground  posted this succinct look at the US economy Thursday: Let’s get something straight; The Economy is Not Doing That Well “First off, the economy is proceeding with an improved GDP for only a quarter. … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Trump Loses Pecker Edition

Following a tumultuous week of events it looks like the current president has even lost the support of his Pecker – that is David Pecker of the infamous National Enquirer. This is a really bad time for Dear Leader to … Continue reading

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