Category Archives: Corporate Greed

Next On The Horizon

Just to remind you that the Republican Destruction Machine never sleeps: ALEC will be meeting in Washington DC, December 3rd to 5th. The order of business will be to tell Republican state legislators what they (the legislators) will be doing. … Continue reading

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What The Koch Brothers Want Joni To Do

“Joni Ernst is the perfect mental and moral blank slate kind of candidate that attracts billionaires like the Koch brothers, and ALEC and big money.”    Watch and wonder no more about exactly what the Kochs expect in return for their … Continue reading

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A Righteous Rant

The other day I was reading Dailykos when my eyes caught what looked to be an interesting story on the side list. So I clicked on it and found a very interesting rant by Charles Pierce on reasons why the … Continue reading

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Ernst Is Another Investment For The Kochs

When I hear political ads or political pundits say things like Joni Ernst is a merely a front for the Kochs or that she is being bankrolled by the Kochs I know what is meant. But I just got to … Continue reading

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Corporate Inversions: The Great American Tax Dodge

by Ralph Scharnau Most of us have seen the ads where large, multinational.corporations proudly proclaim a deep devotion to American workers and communities. But rather than taking responsibility for supporting the workers and communities that create the conditions for their … Continue reading

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I’ve Got A Thousand Million Questions

A line from that Moody Blues song “Question” – “I’ve got a thousand million questions About hate and death and war.” And budgets and the wealth gap and the environment and health care and education and … well many more. … Continue reading

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Branstad Is Hiding The Truth. Again.

‏ Governor Terry Branstad is preventing state business from becoming public. Again. Will you help us stop him? Here’s what happened: Progress Iowa filed an open records request to determine whether the Branstad administration was involved in a business deal … Continue reading

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The Impact Of Money On Democracy: Panel Discussion

The Impact of Money on Democracy A Panel Discussion on McCutcheon and Citizens United Supreme Court Decisions Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA Thursday, MAY 29th: 7PM – 9PM FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC … Continue reading

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This Week: A Kick In The Head

Last week was bad enough with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control (IPCC) telling us that we have about 15 years to straighten the climate out or suffer the really bad consequences. “Straightening out” will mean pretty much stopping any … Continue reading

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Public Realizing Privatization Is GOP Scam

https://1.rp-api.com/rjs/repost-article.js?3Backlash Against Privatization Is Growing in States and Cities Across the US (via Moyers & Company) The privatization of public services was always driven by an underlying ideological hostility toward government, but it wasn’t sold as such. Rather, privatization was … Continue reading

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