Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

“BULLY IN CHARGE SIGNS BATHROOM BILL:”

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Dave Bradley

  Thus headlines Progress Iowa’s on Kim (“I really care about families that’s why I screw them over”) Reynolds signing two bills that punched down really hard on transgendered kids and their families on their Thursday High Five newsletter. In … Continue reading →

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The Three Evils Of Society

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Trish Nelson

“An almost lost Dr. King speech, from the *Pacifica Archives; this speech was given at the first and only National Conference for New Politics. It is an amazing speech which looks at American’s three deadliest sins, War, Racism and Poverty!” … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Have To Explain Everything To Republicans?

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Listen to Democrat Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott explaining to Republicans why children need to eat.  Follow Iowa Senate Democrats on Facebook “Tonight, Senate Republicans voted to add unnecessary red tape to accessing important food and health programs – like SNAP. … Continue reading →

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Iowa Taxpayers’ Watchdog Under Attack

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox: Action alert from Glenn Hurst, Rural Caucus Chair for the Iowa Democratic Party  State Auditor Rob Sand discusses the implications of SF478, a bill that regulates the transparency of government records. Sand explains how this bill undercuts … Continue reading →

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Why Republicans Are Killing Public Schools

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Trish Nelson

https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/03/18/drowning-public-schools-in-the-bathtub-to-promote-gop-ideology/ Grover Norquist, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform told National Public Radio in 2001, “I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom … Continue reading →

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“This Bill Sucks”

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Why go on and on making fancy speeches and intellectual arguments about the whys and the ways Republican anti-LGBTQ bills are bad.  Explaining it to them only adds legitimacy to their fascist ideas.  J. D. Scholten is telling it like … Continue reading →

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Perspective – The Pale Blue Dot

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Here is a video to help add perspective to our daily travails. When I see man’s inhumanity to man – and especially the inhumanity to women – I often wonder do these people (those being inhumane) understand that we live … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – High Holy Days Of Basketball Edition

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Dave Bradley

But first – here is a new Randy (not safe for work) Rainbow! Enjoy (3:50) I can’t help it. I am a super college basketball fan. Iowa’s women’s team has captured me this year, but I still have a spot … Continue reading →

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Why Every Town Needs A Bike Library

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From the spring 2023 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription, delivered to your door for $15/year and available online at theprairieprogressive.com. Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City … Continue reading →

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Republican Legislators Give Kim Reynolds Unprecedented Power

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Trish Nelson

AFSCME Council 61: Working Iowans Will Pay The Price For Reynolds’ Power Grab Des Moines, Iowa — AFSCME Council 61 President Rick Eilander issued the following statement after the Iowa House of Representatives passed government reorganization legislation that vastly increases … Continue reading →

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