Category Archives: Corporate Greed

Name One Thing The Republican Party Has Done FOR Americans

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Ran across the above video last week and it made me think of Thom Hartmann’s challenge to his audience to name one thing, just one thing that the Republican Party has done FOR the good of the American people in … Continue reading →

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It’s Official: Republicans Totally Bankrupt On Ideas

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

The fiasco in Indiana exposes the Republican Tea Party for what it has become – a party totally devoid of any ideas on issues, totally indifferent to the citizens of this country and totally committed to only one goal – … Continue reading →

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2016 Race Opens – Iowans It’s Time To Cut Your Grassley

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Ted Cruz became the first “official” candidate of the 2016 campaign last week with his very uninspiring speech in front of a coerced audience in the very reddest part of red America. Even with all that, Cruz’s speech had the … Continue reading →

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BP Gets Off – A Nation Of Laws?

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Ed Schultz did yeoman’s work over the past couple of weeks following up on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. As noted in the video above the perpetrator of the spill, BP, did all it could to avoid restitution for … Continue reading →

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No Funding For Schools; No Taxes On Some Corporations

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Dave Bradley

It surely is a strange situation when we have our Republican legislators tell us out of one side of their mouths that there is no money for Iowa schools to maintain the status quo, yet from the other side of … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren Asks: Who Does Congress Work for?

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Dave Bradley

The House responds with a resounding “CORPORATIONS!” very late Thursday night. And it will only get worse after the first of the year, folks. Both in the country in general and in the state in particular This is what America … Continue reading →

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How Many Homeless People Will Freeze To Death This Winter?

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Dave Bradley

I found this story while looking for another story on billmoyers.com. As many of you know, Bill Moyers was Lyndon Johnson’s press secretary. Moyers has been a figure on public television nearly since its birth. He has exposed the charlatans … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Tales 2 – ALEC Wines And Dines Your Representative

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Dave Bradley

After all the food is eaten and the shopping has been started and after Americans return at least for a while to there workaday reality, corporations will wine and dine state legislators from across the land quietly in Washington DC. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Tales 1: Working In America

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Dave Bradley

As in the past three years, Walmart workers and sympathizers are once again picketing stores across the country for better wages and working conditions. The crushing of unions across the country and especially at Walmart has led to the deplorable … Continue reading →

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A Good Thanksgiving For The 1%

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Dave Bradley

We look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday with a true frustration. Television news will focus on such important news stories as who will be open all day Thanksgiving so we can get that holiday shopping started early or the folks … Continue reading →

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