Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Franken’s Resignation Casts A Pall On The Season

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Dave Bradley

We will miss this voice Last year we barely celebrated the season since we were looking down the barrel of what had the makings of the worst presidency in the history of this country and perhaps one of the worst … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Sorry I Was Away Edition

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Dave Bradley

I feel it necessary to explain to those who enjoy this little quiz just what happened the last couple of weeks: Thanksgiving and a house crawling with family followed by: A series of computer troubles set off by one of … Continue reading →

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Horse And Sparrow Economics

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Dave Bradley

  About 4 minutes Listening to Them Hartmann last week I heard a discussion concerning the long history of trickle down economics. Like most I thought that trickle down was a creation of of people like Arthur Laffer and his … Continue reading →

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Why Is Bill Dix Not Resigning?

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Dave Bradley

From the Des Moines Register November 14th, 2016 Sexual harassment by the Republican caucus has been proven in court. He tried to keep the report on the incidents hidden. When the report was opened they revealed little. Many staffers said … Continue reading →

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Recount Shows One Third of Votes Could Have Been Miscounted

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Thom is joined by the Coordinator for Wisconsin Election Integrity to discuss the malfunctioning voter machines and how as many as one third of votes could have been miscounted. FOLLOW THOM ► BLOG : http://www.thomhartmann.com/thom/blog ► FACEBOOK : http://www.facebook.com/ThomHartmannP… ► … Continue reading →

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Section 702 Of The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Set To Expire

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a warrantless surveillance law, seeks to track and foil foreign terrorists. This enables the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other US bodies … Continue reading →

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Republicans Are Destroying Government

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Trish Nelson
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Rallies Today At Grassley Offices in Des Moines and Waterloo

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Des Moines/Waterloo, Iowa – Iowa Citizen Action Network, the Main Street Alliance of Iowa and Americans for Democratic Action Iowa are hosting rallies on Tuesday, December 5th at 5:00 pm outside the offices of Senator Chuck Grassley in Des Moines … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Johnson: Net Neutrality A Modern Day Pillar of Democracy

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Trish Nelson

“For the FCC to repeal Net Neutrality, ownership limits, or the Fairness Doctrine, or politicians to say media are “the enemy of the American people,” chops away at democracy’s pillars. (Now 46% of voters believe media make up anti-Trump stories.)” … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Protests To Save Net Neutrality December 7th

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Trish Nelson

by Dave Bradley 5 minutes See BFIA’s previous post on the upcoming protests https://blogforiowa.com/2017/11/30/protests-against-fcc-plan-to-kill-the-internet-dec-7-in-ames-des-moines-cedar-rapids/ This is a reminder that net neutrality protests will be held across the country this Thursday. It is very important that there is a show of … Continue reading →

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