Category Archives: Foreign Affairs

BFIA Food Post for the Week: Agroecology

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Paul Deaton

BFIA Food Post for the Week: Agroecology [Editor's Note: Blog for Iowa will be posting teasers with links to articles on current food topics when we find them each weekend. The following comes from the United Nations Human Rights Council.] … Continue reading →

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Local Iowans Endorse Beginning Iraq Withdrawal Now

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Local Iowans Endorse Beginning Iraq Withdrawal Now by Ed Flaherty Resolution on the Afghanistan and Iraq WarsMarch 3, 2011 Last weekend, members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) leadership, Vice Chairs Donna Brazile and Rep. Mike Honda (CA) and DNC … Continue reading →

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Iowans See Another Side of CAFTA

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowans See Another Side of CAFTA by Paul Deaton [Editor's Note: A lot of requests cross the editor's desk at Blog for Iowa, and in this case, the issue presented has not been aired at all in Iowa as far … Continue reading →

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DOD to Continue to Sponsor NASCAR

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Paul Deaton

DOD to Continue to Sponsor NASCAR by Paul Deaton Following the debate in the US House of Representatives over the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution was something like raking sand in the desert. A tedious task at the end of … Continue reading →

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Iowa Agriculture, Sustainability and the Commodities Boom

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa Agriculture, Sustainability and the Commodities Boom by Paul Deaton If the 84th Iowa General Assembly is anything, it has been a battleground for competing ideologies. To call it Armageddon, the scene of a final battle between good and evil … Continue reading →

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BFIA Call to Action on Egypt

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Paul Deaton

BFIA Call to Action on Egypt [Editor's Note:The past month we have gotten to know Egypt better than we have in a long time. While talking with colleagues, we affirmed that this is a “power to the people” moment in … Continue reading →

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Milestones on the Road to Nuclear Disarmament

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Milestones on the Road to Nuclear Disarmament “In recognition of the fact that President Obama is consistently, diligently working to improve the national security posture of the United States, Blog for Iowa will publish major addresses by the administration concerning … Continue reading →

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Iowans for Diplomacy with Iran

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowans for Diplomacy with Iran by Jeffrey J. WeissIowans for Diplomacy with Iran encourages policy makers and the public to work for diplomacy and goodwill between the government and peoples of the United States and Iran. The organization, formed in … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Mike Ferner for Iowa Progressives

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Lessons from Mike Ferner for Iowa Progressives by Paul DeatonWhen Iowa progressives consider parting statements issued this week, Keith Olbermann's departure from Countdown on MSNBC is probably not the most significant. No, not Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) or Senator Kent … Continue reading →

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Working Iowans Should Oppose the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Working Iowans Should Oppose the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement by Paul Deaton On Friday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released an article on his government web site titled “Q & A: Export Markets for Iowa.” In it, among other things, … Continue reading →

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