Category Archives: economic inequality

This Week’s Legislative Forums

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Dave Bradley

The vote by the Iowa House and Senate has been taken, and the Governor has signed it. We can’t let up on these elected representative. They need to hear from you how you feel about their vote on this issue, … Continue reading →

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Women's Global Leadership Program – Part 2

Posted on June 10, 2016 by bfiatracykurowski

Women’s Global Leadership Program – Part 2  – Click here to read Part 1 In March, I had the privilege to participate in the first-ever AFLCIO Women’s Global Leadership Program alongside nearly fifty other women from a broad spectrum of … Continue reading →

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Women's Global Leadership Program

Posted on May 26, 2016 by bfiatracykurowski

Women’s Global Leadership Program – Part 1 In March, I had the privilege to participate in the first-ever AFLCIO Women’s Global Leadership Program alongside nearly fifty other women from a broad spectrum of trade unions across the US. It was … Continue reading →

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McChesney, Nichols: Billionaires Do Not Care About Us

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Try not to get too depressed by the bummer title of Robert McChesney and John Nichols’ new book, People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy. They say we just have to do two things:  (1) … Continue reading →

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What Is The Difference Between A Minimum Wage Worker And You?

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Trish Nelson

by Jennifer Hauff When I last lived on minimum wage, I shared a one bedroom apartment with a friend I met at work. She had a mattress and a dresser in her room. I had a bunch of blankets and … Continue reading →

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Hard To Believe Americans Accept This

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Dave Bradley

We come to the end of another year and my biggest single take on the country is the things that Americans are now willing to accept. It is hard to believe that the generation that fought and defeated the military … Continue reading →

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Oscar Mayer's Long Road

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Paul Deaton

DAVENPORT — The Kraft Foods Oscar Mayer plant on Second Street will be razed as its new owner, Kraft Heinz, plans to move operations and layoff much of the workforce at the long-time meat packing plant. Wednesday’s announcement, that Kraft … Continue reading →

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Real Scares For Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Who could pass up the opportunity to post a column on things to be truly scared of Halloween? Not me for sure! Earth’s survival We are crapping badly in the only nest we have and refuse to clean it up! … Continue reading →

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Proposed Amendments To The Continuing Resolution

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Teabaggers dreams were quashed Wednesday afternoon when the US House passed the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government for another 2 months. The bill was described as a “clean” bill – that is it had no amendments. That was … Continue reading →

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The Former CEO Of Young And Rubicam Is Afraid.

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Dave Bradley

By Greg from Vermont – Daily Kos member reprinted from dailykos diary section Quick intro: Found this Thursday while reading dailykos. It puts today’s situation in perspective with similar historical situations. I was in France recently and while I travelled … Continue reading →

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