Category Archives: Guest Posts

Potential SSI Cuts Target Nation’s Most Vulnerable

Posted on May 10, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Who Will Get the Lifeboats?  Potential SSI Cuts Target Nation’s Most Vulnerable Guest Opinion in the Cedar Rapids Gazette By Sarah Walz, Iowa Policy Project There used to be an expression that went, “Women and children first.” The idea was … Continue reading →

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Moms At The Office

Posted on May 8, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Moms At The Office Martha Burk, Ph.D., Tompaine.com Martha Burk is author of Cult of Power: Sex Discrimination in Corporate America and What Can Be Done About It, just released from Scribner.  She chairs the National Council of Women’s Organizations. … Continue reading →

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Has Howard Dean Sold Us Out?

Posted on May 6, 2005 by bfialindathieman

 Has Howard Dean Sold Us Out? An Open Letter from Dennis Kucinich As stories of Chairman Dean's move to the center circulate amongst the Dean-inspired grassroots networks, Rep. Dennis Kucinich puts eloquent voice to what we've all been wondering. Dear … Continue reading →

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New Iowa Political Blog: Iowa Matters

Posted on April 29, 2005 by bfialindathieman

New Iowa Political Blog: Iowa Matters Lucas Forte, the former volunteer coordinator for the Art Small for Senate campaign, has started up a great new Iowa political blog called Iowa Matters.  Click here to check out the blog for yourself.  … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Voter Paper Trail Justify Cost of Machines

Posted on April 26, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Benefits of Voter Paper Trail Justify Cost of Machines The following appeared as a Guest Column in the Cedar Rapids Gazette By Tom Slockett, Johnson County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Did you know that Carteret County, N.C., lost more … Continue reading →

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Is Iowa’s Tax System Fair?

Posted on April 16, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Is Iowa's Tax System Fair? Iowa Policy Project By Elaine Ditsler It’s income tax season and we will surely hear calls for great reforms – such as the idea that everyone should pay the same percentage of their income in … Continue reading →

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How Rural Voters Helped Their Abusers Further Humiliate Them

Posted on April 7, 2005 by bfialindathieman

How Rural Voters Helped Their Abusers Further Humiliate Them Agribusiness Examiner by John Hansen, President, Nebraska Farmers Union As a recent New YorkTimes article on ag subsidies clearly shows, family farm agriculture is now reaping the public perception and political … Continue reading →

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Neutering Social Security

Posted on April 5, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Neutering Social Security by Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown, AlterNet.org Naming the names behind the grab for Social Security When George W. says he's going to “fix” our Social Security system, I feel like a dog that's just been told, “We're … Continue reading →

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Suicide Gene Bill Passes Iowa Senate

Posted on March 30, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Suicide Gene Bill Passes Iowa Senate by Iowa State Rep. Mark Kuhn (D-Floyd) Dear Friends,   SF 259, the companion bill to HF 259, passed the [Iowa] Senate by a vote of 33-16 with 1 absent.  I wrote and distributed … Continue reading →

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Progressive Integration: A Glance Forward

Posted on March 23, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Progressive Integration: A Glance Forward by Richard Hoefer I've been doing a lot of deep thinking the past five months since the election, thinking which has become much more focused since Howard Dean was elected to DNC Chair. A very … Continue reading →

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