Category Archives: economic inequality

Wide Benefits Projected In County Minimum Wages In Iowa

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Dave Bradley

​ FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, AUG. 11, 2015 CONTACT: MIKE OWEN, (319) 338-0773, mikeowen@iowapolicyproject.org For full report: http://www.iowapolicyproject.org/2015docs/150811-minwage.pdf IPP News Wide benefits projected in county minimum wages in Iowa In Linn, Johnson, $15 wage would boost combined 43,000 workers IOWA CITY, … Continue reading →

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Outside Looking In

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Last weekend in Ames, the group known as the Family Leader – a Christian organization – held a meeting in Ames during which Republican candidates for president came before the judging eyes of those assembled to tell why they, the … Continue reading →

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July 4th Perspective From Frederick Douglass

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

One of the major tensions in this country is the wide gap between our ideals as espoused in documents such as the Declaration of Independence which we celebrate today and the reality of life in the United States. Certainly the … Continue reading →

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Woah! What A Week!

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Dave Bradley

‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Just some quick comments on quite a historical week: There’s A New Flag In Town For those who feel that the state should … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren: “We Need Democrats”

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Trish Nelson

 

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Gov. Walker’s Economic Development Agency Under the Microscope

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Dave Bradley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2015 CONTACT: Mike Browne CELL: (608) 444-3483 ‘Record Shows He’s Enriched His Cronies While Failing to Deliver for the Rest of Us’ MADISON, Wis. and DES MOINES — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has come under … 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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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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Thanksgiving Tale 3 – Justice Corrupted Is Justice Denied

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Many commenters expressed surprise that St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced the grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown at night during Thanksgiving week. I believe McCulloch took a very calculated risk that the lateness of the … 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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