Category Archives: Economy

The Courtney Report

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Dave Bradley

28 – October – 2011 Everyone welcome at education reform discussions How can we help our students do even better? Which of Gov. Branstad’s education reform ideas will help our local schools—and which might hurt? I want to know what … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Education, Iowa Legislature | Tagged Courtney, Iowa Legislature, phishing | Comments Off

Government Doesn’t Create Jobs?

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Dave Bradley

“Government does not create jobs” is one of the latest and most often repeated mantras of the right wing. Or at least part of the mantra. The rest continues on to say that the only real jobs are jobs that … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Jobs | Tagged government, jobs | 1 Comment

Weekly Observations

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Dave Bradley

No Koch The state minister for environment in Baden-Wurtemberg has stated that his state, a highly industrialized part of Germany, will be decarbonized by the mid-century. The minister claims a broad consensus that this must be done by the German … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Economy, Environment, Humor, Jobs | Tagged Eisenhower, Eric Cantor, jobs, Obama, Reagan, renewable energy, Romney | Comments Off

You Have Been Robbed Big Time

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Dave Bradley

If you needed something else to keep you awake over the Halloween season, this one should be good for months of sleeplessness. Over the night between Monday and Tuesday, the Federal Reserve and Bank of America agreed to move their … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Economy, National News, Occupy Wall St. | Tagged bailout, Bank of America, Bernanke, FDIC, federal reserve, Geithner, socialized losses | 2 Comments

Will The OWS Movement Put People Back In Charge?

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Nearly 20 years ago, my father-in-law was in the hospital with the first of what would be 5 heart attacks. The heart specialist came by for his evening visit. One of the questions the doctor asked my father-in-law was what … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Economy, Jobs, Occupy Iowa, Occupy Wall St., womens rights | Tagged control | Comments Off

Ground-Zero Mosque And Other Things

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Weekly Observations for the first week of October 2011. An Islamic Cultural Center aka “the Ground Zero Mosque” opened last week amid almost no noise. Named “Park51” the opening featured a photo exhibit of 160 photos of immigrant children in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Humor, Jobs, Labor, Occupy Iowa | Tagged cost of war, education, ground zero mosque, republicans run government | 1 Comment

Occupy Wall Street: Is It A Movement?

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Dave Bradley

These are heady days for those who are invested in any way in Occupy Wall Street. This action seems to be growing at its original site on Wall Street and there are sympathy actions happening around the country. Right now … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, Clean Elections, Economy, Jobs | Tagged ALEC, Brandeis quote, Ohio, OWS. Occupy Wall Street, SB5, voter suppression, Wisconsin | 2 Comments

It is Time to End Our Longest War

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Paul Deaton

As we mark the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, we have to ask ourselves, why are we still there? What constitutes victory? Will we stay ten more years? Each month we spend billions of dollars … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Peace, Progressive Community | Tagged Afghanistan, Peace | Comments Off

Call On Congress To Stop Trade Deals

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Dear Dave, You don’t hear from me often. I spend most of my time on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of Congress, making the voices of working people heard in front of lawmakers and educating them about what’s important. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Congress, Economy, Jobs, Labor | Tagged call Congress, Columbia, Korea, labor, lobbyists, trade deals | Comments Off

Labor Update: Jobs Rally In Iowa City

Posted on October 3, 2011 by bfiatracykurowski

by Tracy Kurowski Similar to the rallies/occupations now being held across the U.S. on Wall Street, in Seattle, L.A. and other cities where jobless youth – those without occupations – have chosen to instead occupy public spheres of financial institutions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Jobs, Labor | 1 Comment