Category Archives: Corporate Greed

Glenn Beck’s Attacks On Progressives Don’t Belong On Iowa Public Airwaves

Posted on January 14, 2011 by altapricehome

By Alta Price, M.D. Glenn Beck attacks “progressives” by lying about us and our vision for the country. And he does it by emotionally spouting paranoid conspiracy theories that incite those so consumed by anger and fear, or so out … Continue reading →

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44,000 Iowans Declared Financial Casualties In GOP War With Obama Administration

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Paul Deaton

44,000 Iowans Declared Financial Casualties In GOP War With Obama Administration By David VanThournout We’ll it appears that the Grumpy Old Party has a soft spot for the mega-wealthy but not for the average hard working and out of a … Continue reading →

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Corporations Don’t Die

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Corporations Don't Die by David BradleyLast week my wife’s favorite aunt died. She had lived a full and productive 91 years only to be done in by Alzheimer’s disease. While not an activist she was a supporter of Democrats. Her … Continue reading →

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Bruce Braley Shares our Values

Posted on September 21, 2010 by bfiacarolinevernon

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Posted in BFIA, Bruce Braley, Bush Tax, Calls to Action, Clean Elections, Congress, Corporate Greed, Education, Election Day Registration, Energy, Environment, Health Care & Medicare, Iowans for Voting Integrity, Jobs, Main Page, Progressive Community, Sustainability, Veterans | Comments Off

Report from the Iowa Peace Initiative Conference

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Report from the Iowa Peace Initiative Conference by Paul Deaton “With a corporate media that appeals to the lowest common denominator and “dumbs down” complex issues, it is becoming increasingly difficult to follow Eisenhower's advice and remain knowledgeable.“ When people … Continue reading →

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Monsanto Fined $2.5 Million Over Cotton Seeds

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Monsanto Fined $2.5 Million over Cotton Seeds By Paul Deaton In a world with genetically modified organisms, once the seed gets out in the fields, so do the genetics and their real world consequences. So when the United States Environmental … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Greed, Environment, Farming, Main Page, Sustainability | 1 Comment

Peasants in Haiti React to Monsanto's Largess

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Peasants in Haiti React to Monsanto's Largess “What would a peasant in Haiti do if a major United States corporation gave them a substantial agricultural gift to help them in the wake of the earthquake? The answer may surprise you.” … Continue reading →

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Iowa To Be Affected By Largest Slaughterhouse Ever

Posted on June 23, 2010 by bfiamollyreagan

Iowa To Be Affected By Largest Slaughterhouse Ever by Molly Regan “…the tip of the environmental disaster iceberg” Several miles from where the John Deere Classic golf tournament is held in Rock Island county Illinois, is the proposed location of a … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal from Iowa to the US Senate

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Paul Deaton

A Modest Proposal from Iowa to the US Senate by Paul Deaton “It is more a statement of reality, than of cynicism, that Republican senators can be expected to run out the legislative clock for the 111th Congress.“ The 111th … Continue reading →

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It’s Not the President’s Oil Spill, It’s Ours

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Trish Nelson

It's Not the President's Oil Spill, It's Ours WCFCourier.com While keeping tabs on progressive letters to the editor in newspapers around the state, I came across this in the Columnist section of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. “You won't get the … Continue reading →

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