Category Archives: Corporate Greed

Exploding Myths For The Easter Weekend

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I know many of you are on Alan Grayson’s email list. Grayson does such a great job articulating what many of us feel. Easter is the time of renewal of the earth – when new beginnings bring new hope. To … Continue reading →

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The GOP, Corporate America, And The Powell Manifesto

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Progressives and others have been going wild this week over a Rick Santorum remark denegrating college education, basing his statement on something that President Obama didn’t even say. It is time for us to get over being shocked by every “crazy” … Continue reading →

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Overturn Citizens United

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Overturn Citizens United. National Week of Action Begins January 16. Get involved. Find out how. United4thePeople.org

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Letter From The 99% To The 1%

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox: The letter below is a simple, elegant expression of the reason for the Occupy Wall Street movement. We do not know its origin. Please share widely. Letter to the 1% We are the 99%. We are the … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays: ‘Tis The Season For Hope And Renewal

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Dave Bradley

It Never Had To Be This Way It is the solstice and holiday season and I, as many others plan to mellow out and let the world roll on without me for a couple of days. There is just one … Continue reading →

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ALEC Readies Its Christmas List

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Dave Bradley

ALEC is having a little get together before Christmas to let those legislators who owe allegiance to them and not to their voters just what it is they want in the next year. Last year was a good year for … Continue reading →

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What The Hell Is A Person Supposed To Do?

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Next week the so-called “Super-Congress” will deliver its verdict on whose throat to cut as a sacrifice to the gods of austerity. It is at times like this that a citizen feels so helpless that they want to run screaming … Continue reading →

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Iowans Living in the 99 Percent

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Paul Deaton

During a Saturday afternoon discussion with my mother and sister we ran the stack, using the Occupy Wall Street technique for managing the order of speakers. We each agreed tacitly to the process as reflected by the civil tone and … Continue reading →

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Walker And Cronies Forced To Listen To 99%

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Trish Nelson

I watched this and thought about how often the 99% is forced to listen to the right-wing propaganda machine… Enjoy this powerful video of Walker and his rich pals having to endure the message of the 99%. If the 99% … Continue reading →

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Why Terry Branstad Couldn’t Care Less About Us

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Trish Nelson

I remember these principles from a macro-economics class I took in college: When there are more jobs than workers available to fill the jobs, wages go up, unions are strong. When there are more workers than there are jobs available, … Continue reading →

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