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Category Archives: Jobs
A Champion Emerges
Last week a report came out that the income gap between the richest 1% and those at the other end has not been wider since 1928. This was of course right before the crash. This and many other indicators suggest … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Greed, Economy, Elizabeth Warren, financial reform, Jobs, Labor
Tagged alan grayson, Bernie Sanders
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Statute Of Limitations Ending?
Well, it was right about 5 years ago that there was a whole lot of shenanigans going on in the financial houses of Wall Street. Five years ago on Sept. 16th, I believe. Now I am not a lawyer. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, debt limit, Economy, financial reform, Fiscal Crisis, Jobs, Labor
Tagged Kissinger, Pinochet, scientists, September 11th, statute of limitations
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The State Of Working Iowa 2013
Once again our friends at the Iowa Policy Project have released their annual report on working families in Iowa. This is one of their chief research projects every year. While we hear folks like Governor Branstad extol the economy under his … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Iowa Policy Project, Jobs, Labor, middle-class
Tagged IPP, labor day
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“Workers Don’t Deserve A Living Wage”
Last weekend as I spoke with various people, I asked them to be sure to support the fast food workers strike last Thursday. Several times I heard the comment that “They don’t deserve more money.” My mouth literally dropped open. I … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Greed, Economy, food, Jobs, Labor, Walmart
Tagged fast food workers, Martin Luther King, McDonald's, Romney, Sensata
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National Fast Food Strike Scheduled August 29th
Following successful smaller strikes around the country there will be an attempt at a national strike against fast food businesses next Thursday August 29th. The following is from the website http://lowpayisnotok.org/strike-kit/ HOW TO GO ON A ONE-DAY STRIKE 15 steps … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Jobs, Labor
Tagged August 29th, fast food strike, low pay is not ok
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Taking Inventory; Setting Priorities
The week of July 4th seems like a good opportunity to take a little time to see where we are at and where do we want to go. It never hurts to assess what our goals are and therefore where we … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Economy, Education, Internet Issues, Jobs, Media Reform, Vote Fraud, wind power, womens rights
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It Is Not All Dark
This is one of those moments in history where things couldn’t look much darker. It seems like the arc of history is currently bending toward the forces against humanity. We have been here before and have survived. This time it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Fiscal Crisis, Jobs
Tagged bleak times, graduation, hope, Robert Reich
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Comic Economics And Diversions
Just reading a great Paul Krugman column where he notes that when traditional economics theory is ignored, disaster will follow. And as an addendum he notes that once the disaster happened, continuing to ignore traditional economic theory has led to a … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Jobs, Media Bias, Media Reform, Sequestration
Tagged scandals
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Grassley: Dead Kids, NO! Dead Presidents, YES!
That is the message I take away from Grassley’s vote against very weak tea gun control legislation Wednesday. I can almost hear him thinking “Let’s see which side can pony up the big bucks for my vote.” And now Grassley is … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Charles Grassley, Jobs
Tagged Boston bombing, Branstad and Jobs, NRA
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Assessing Our Heterosexual Marriage
It is time for our annual assessment of our heterosexual marriage. We have been doing so for the past four years, looking for the signs that legalized gay marriage in Iowa is causing our marriage to crumble. We have survived 2 … Continue reading
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