Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

DNR Should Say No To C02 Pipeline Water Permits

From our inbox here is an urgent action alert from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI): Water is one of our most important resources – we drink it, we bathe in it, we recreate in it. But in Iowa 94% … Continue reading

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Brenna Bird Uses The Word “Squeal” In Official Filing

Iowa Joins Pork Producers’ Court Challenge of Massachusetts Law by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 11, 2023 Iowa is challenging a new Massachusetts law that bans the sale of pork that doesn’t meet strict hog-confinement requirements. In July, a … Continue reading

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Jamie Raskin Interviews Cassidy Hutchinson

These interviews are good but they don’t do justice to her story. This conversation with Jamie Raskin starts a bit slow and gets better as it goes along.  I recommend watching it and also highly recommend her bestselling book.

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Only Four Weeks Away From Election Day

Action alert from Zach Wahls – Believe it or not, but we’re only four weeks away from Election Day. As part of our No-Off Years campaign, we’re doing everything we can to educate voters ahead of the November 7 elections … Continue reading

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Of Climate Deniers And Doomers

Nobel prize winning climatologist Michael Mann who has a new book, Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis, was Al’s guest on the Al Franken Podcast Oct. 7. This was a useful … Continue reading

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Iowa Press: How Will The Abortion Issue Affect Republican Messaging?

Media rant alert. Talk about wag the dog.. I never post the video or picture of the “Dean Scream.” Not even for fun although Howard Dean himself laughs about it today. Howard Dean was one of the early casualties of … Continue reading

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Some Good News From Bernie

Change of topic! Back to policy issues that affect ordinary Americans’ everyday lives!  As Chairman of the Health Education and Labor committee Senator Bernie Sanders describes what is being done to improve access to affordable health care in America. Happy … Continue reading

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Why Des Moines International Airport Expansion Is a Bad Idea

Vote “No” on Airport Expansion by Ed Fallon If you’re a resident of Polk County and concerned about (1) fiscal responsibility, (2) CO2 pipelines, or (3) climate change, vote “NO” on November 7 on the proposed $350 million bond to … Continue reading

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Sierra Club Report On Boards And Commissions Review

Watch the Sierra Club’s weekly Lunch and Learn every Friday at noon. Last week’s topic was the Republican Government Reorganization bill and report on findings of the Boards and Commissions Review Committee. “This is obviously an attempt to restrict the … Continue reading

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Why 2024 May Be The End Of Donald Trump

Thom is not usually optimistic, so I thought I would share this today.

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