-
Call Congress!
-
Governor Kim Keynolds:
(515) 281-5211
U.S. Capitol Switchboard:
(202) 224-3121
Iowa Members of Congress
- Rep. Randy Feenstra (R)
- Rep. Ashley Hinson (R)
- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)
- Rep. Zach Nunn (R)
Iowa US Senators
- Senator Joni Ernst (R)
- Senator Charles Grassley (R)
Find More Resources at
IowaDemocrats.org - Follow Blog For Iowa on WordPress.com
-
-
Recent Posts
Tags
- #iapolitics
- #nobakken
- #trumpresistance
- 2024 election
- ACA
- ALEC
- Ashley Hinson
- Bakken Oil Pipeline
- Bernie Sanders
- CAFOs in Iowa
- Chuck Grassley
- climate change
- Congressman Dave Loebsack
- corporate media
- Covid-19
- Ed Fallon
- environment
- fallon forum
- FCC
- global warming
- Howard Dean
- Iowa Democrats
- Iowa GOP
- Iowa legislative session 2023
- Iowa Legislature
- Iowa politics
- Iowa Press
- Iowa Senate Democrats
- Iowa water quality
- joni ernst
- Kim Reynolds
- labor
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- media reform
- medicaid
- Miller-Meeks
- net neutrality
- nuclear abolition
- nuclear disarmament
- obamacare
- Peace
- politics
- president obama
- Rep. Dave Loebsack
- right wing propaganda
- Robert Reich
- Romney
- Scotus
- thom hartmann
- Veterans for Peace
Browse by Date
Search
Category Archives: book review
Book Review: The Sirens’ Call
In The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource, author Chris Hayes addresses things people in my network are experiencing and to some extent freaking out about: Why can’t I stop doom scrolling TikTok and Instagram Reels? … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged Addiction, attention harvesting, Chris Hayes, media, social media
Comments Off on Book Review: The Sirens’ Call
Book Review: The Art of Power
The Art of Power: My Story as America’s First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi is a solid read from a person at the center of American politics since first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged book review, Nancy Pelosi, politics
Comments Off on Book Review: The Art of Power
Book Review: Minority Rule
A decent history of American politics in the post-Obama era has yet to be written. One can’t rely upon any of the conservative principals to author one, because they have been drinking at the well of minority rule for too … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged #iapolitics, 1965 Voting Rights Act, Ari Berman, book review, Immigration, Minority rule, politics
Comments Off on Book Review: Minority Rule
Book Review: The Big Myth
The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway is a keeper. It was written in the context of a number of contemporary books that outline … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged book review, Erik Conway, market fundamentalism, Naomi Oreskes, propaganda, propaganda in America
1 Comment
Book Review: Democracy Awakening
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson is a must read for anyone following the contemporary discussion of conflict between the liberal consensus and movement conservatism. If you don’t know what those two things are, … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged book review, Heather Cox Richardson, Liberal Consensus, Movement Conservatism
2 Comments
Book Review: Presidents of War
The Mason City and Urbandale school districts have both been in the news because of their efforts to comply with the new Iowa law which restricts what school children can read in class or in the school library. While this … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged #amreading, book review, Michal Beschloss
Comments Off on Book Review: Presidents of War
Book Review: The Hidden History of American Democracy by Thom Hartmann
Is democracy the default state of humanity? In The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity’s Ancient Way of Living, author Thom Hartmann presents the case that democracy is our default state, overcome only by the intrusion of dictators, popes, … Continue reading
Posted in book review, thom hartmann
Tagged book review, Hidden History, Iowa politics, thom hartmann
Comments Off on Book Review: The Hidden History of American Democracy by Thom Hartmann
Book Review: The Hidden History Of Neoliberalism
Thom Hartmann’s latest in the Hidden History Series, The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness, is scheduled for release on Sept. 13. Well-written and timely, it takes a deep dive into neoliberalism … Continue reading
Posted in book review, thom hartmann
Tagged book review, Hidden History, Neoliberalism, Progressive Community, thom hartmann
Comments Off on Book Review: The Hidden History Of Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism in Iowa: An Interview with Thom Hartmann
On Wednesday, June 29, I interviewed Thom Hartmann in advance of the September release of his new book The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How To Restore Its Greatness. This will be the eighth book in … Continue reading
Posted in book review, thom hartmann
Tagged Hidden History, Iowa politics, Neoliberalism, Progressive Radio, progressive values, thom hartmann
Comments Off on Neoliberalism in Iowa: An Interview with Thom Hartmann
Book Review: The Hidden History of Big Brother in America
In The Hidden History of Big Brother in America: How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy, author Thom Hartmann focuses on Big Data and its consequences for all aspects of our lives. … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged Big Brother, Big Data, book review, Hidden History, privacy, Right to privacy, thom hartmann
Comments Off on Book Review: The Hidden History of Big Brother in America
Blog For Iowa 