Category Archives: Corporate Greed

From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Is Everybody Here?

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @Ocasio2018 Right now Freshman members of Congress are at a “Bipartisan” orientation w/ briefings on issues. Invited panelists offer insights to inform new Congressmembers‘ views as they prepare to legislate.  # of Corporate CEOs we’ve listened to here: … Continue reading →

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Herbicide Linked To Damage Of More Than 150,000 Acres Of Iowa’s Soybean Crop

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Austin Frerick calls on EPA to ban the use of Monsanto’s Dicamba until further testing. WINTERSET – Today, Third Congressional District candidate Austin Frerick called on the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture to halt the … Continue reading →

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Corporate Tax Cuts And Jobs

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Dave Bradley

It’s a Myth That Corporate Tax Cuts Mean More Jobs By SARAH ANDERSON AUG. 30, 2017   “The arithmetic for us is simple,” AT&T’s chief executive, Randall Stephenson, said on CNBC in May. If Congress were to cut the 35 percent tax on … Continue reading →

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Progress Iowa: Apple Deal Ripped In Iowa And Around The Country

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Dave Bradley

RE: RELEASE: Business leader: Apple deal gets an ‘A’ for return on investment Matt Sinovic <matt@progressiowa.org> Thursday, August 31, 2017 3:14 PM How do you know the Apple deal isn’t being received well? Less than an hour ago, the Governor’s … Continue reading →

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Employers Used to Believe in the Power of Aggregate Demand, What Happened?

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Dave Bradley

From the Thom Hartmann Show Thursday: Thom discusses the change in America’s business community from being good corporate citizens who saw their employees as assets to today’s atmosphere where corporations exploit whatever they can.  Thom speaks with guest Rick Wartzman … Continue reading →

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How People Power Defeats Corporate Power

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Trish Nelson
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How Did Donald Trump Become President? The Truth The Media Dare Not Utter

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Trish Nelson

You must forgive your fellow lefties. In the heat of the campaign and aftermath of the election, hard feelings prevail within our party and it is easy to blame fellow Democrats, progressives, lefties, Greens, for everything that went wrong.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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National Call To Action: Kill The Black Snake

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Divest from DAPL Mail Blitz 2 This is Part 2 of a national call to action to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)! It’s free and only takes a minute. Step 1: Share this action with all your friends who … Continue reading →

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Iowans And The Potential Dismantling Of Social Security And Medicare

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got Til it’s gone. They take paradise and put up a parking lot. Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Hard to believe that anyone over 60 would have voted … Continue reading →

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Action Today To Stop Bakken Pipeline

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Urgent action alert from Ed Fallon and the Bold Iowa team: THANK YOU to the 18 brave Iowans who were arrested during our Bakken Pipeline Pledge of Resistance action on Saturday — including landowners Cyndy Coppola and Kathy Holdefer. More … Continue reading →

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