Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Some Good News From Next Door

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Seems like we are swimming in a veritable ocean of bad news on an almost hourly basis. Therefore a story that shows even a small glimmer of sanity must be spotlighted in hopes that whatever caused it to happen is … Continue reading →

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Party Of Death?

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Note: US House votes for budget that has deep cuts to Medicaid and Medicare:    “The time is always right to do what is right.” Martin Luther King, Jr. As quickly as the news spread about the massacre in Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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The Costs of Business Subsidies

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau Today all levels of government—municipal, county, district, state, and federal—try to entice businesses to relocate, expand, or simply continue operations. The commonplace incentives to new or existing businesses include tax cuts/exemptions, rebates, monetary awards, and waiving/easing regulations. … Continue reading →

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The Future of Iowa

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Published with permission from the Fall 2017 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter.  by State Senator Joe Bolkcom Are you mad about Governor Reynold’s decision to waste money giving Apple a 20-million-dollar tax break? You should be. … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Joni Ernst One Of Top Recipients Of NRA Support

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Trish Nelson

*Update 02-16-18:  Doubling down on her pledge of allegiance to the NRA, Joni Ernst repeated this absurd talking point after the mass shooting with a military style automatic weapon this week in a Florida high school. “Mental health care, not … Continue reading →

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Sing Along With The CAFO Song

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Posted by Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors. Follow them on Facebook. “And now for a musical interlude….a community member in Devil’s Lake, ND singing about the CAFO threatening their area but the message is universal for Iowans also troubled by … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS To Hear Case Designed To Gut Unions

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Grassley’s Obstruction About To Pay Huge Returns For The Wealthy Thursday morning the Supreme Court agreed to hear Janus v. AFSCME  The SCOTUS has once more agreed to hear a case designed to gut public unions. In 2016 an 8 … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Jane Goodall Appreciation Edition

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Dave Bradley

There are many reasons to appreciate Jane Goodall. Her work studying primates for over 50 years has led to insights into human behavior. In that vein, Goodall made some comparisons between the current president and chimpanzee behavior for the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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From Bruce Bartlett: Tax Cuts Don’t Work

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Dave Bradley

One Of The Designers Of The Gospel Of Tax Cuts Says: It Is Hogwash (25 minutes total for both videos) At the national level, we are about to head into a major debate on the budget. Trump and the radical … Continue reading →

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Destroying Net Neutrality

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Dave Bradley

From: Lucia, FreePress.net  Contact you senators to reject Ajit Pai FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is against Net Neutrality and affordable internet access. What’s he for? Letting a racist media empire get even more reach and power. Now some good news: … Continue reading →

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