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Category Archives: Jobs
Iowa Policy Project: Is Iowa’s Job Situation As Good As It Appears?
Once again our friends at the Iowa Policy Project ferret out the reality behind the glossy glow of political rhetoric. The subject for today is whether what appears to be a good Iowa jobs report is actually as good as … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Iowa Policy Project, Jobs
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Branstad, Reynolds, Hogg And Jobs
Remember the bogus numbers the Branstad administration would put out monthly on job creation? Branstad had set a goal of 200.000 jobs in 5 years which was a very lofty goal. Knowing that that would be one number that his … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Budget, Jobs, Rob Hogg
Tagged budget mess, Kim Reynolds, real job numbers
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This Week’s Legislative Forums
The vote by the Iowa House and Senate has been taken, and the Governor has signed it. We can’t let up on these elected representative. They need to hear from you how you feel about their vote on this issue, … Continue reading
Posted in economic inequality, Iowa legislature 2017, Jobs, Labor, union busting
Tagged Legislative forums
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Top 10 Iowa Legislative Threats from the Extreme Right
January 9th, 2017 Posted By: Progress Iowa Iowa’s legislative session convened today, and Republicans have control of the state Senate, House, and the Governor’s office for the first time in 20 years. Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, Speaker … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Economy, Iowa legislature 2017, Jobs, planned parenthood, voter suppression
Tagged college tuition, privatizing schools, threats to Iowans way of life, wages, water quality, workers rights
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Democrats Continue To Run On Issues
As Republicans across the country and across Iowa run on fear and hate, Democrats continue to run on actual issues. This is often overlooked by the corporate media. Donald Trump himself has so confused things that he has decided to … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Affordable Care Act, Climate Action, Climate Change, Economy, Hillary Clinton, Jobs, Medicare, middle-class, Patty Judge, President Obama, Republican Obstruction, Republicn Policy
Tagged Iowa medicaid privatization, kitchen table issues, wages
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McChesney, Nichols: Billionaires Do Not Care About Us
Try not to get too depressed by the bummer title of Robert McChesney and John Nichols’ new book, People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy. They say we just have to do two things: (1) … Continue reading
Posted in Calls to Action, economic inequality, Economy, Jobs, Labor
Tagged corporate greed, economy, jobs, John Nichols, Robert McChesney
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Flint and Reagan's Wake
Driving out of Flint, Mich. on Bristol Road wasn’t in the plans. I interviewed some 30 people, all but one male, for truck driving jobs at the Days Inn across from the GM plant. Tired and ready for sleep, I … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Labor, middle-class
Tagged Flint, Flint water crisis, GM, labor, Michael Moore, middle class, Ronald Reagan, unions
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Progress Iowa On The State Of The State
Once again the folks at Progress Iowa listen to Governor Branstad and find his words do not match reality. Three press releases from Progress Iowa’s Communication Director Monica Biddix shows how the Governor is out of step with Iowans. Three … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Jobs, middle-class, poverty, Progress Iowa
Tagged Iowa water quality, sales tax for schools, state of the state
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Hard To Believe Americans Accept This
We come to the end of another year and my biggest single take on the country is the things that Americans are now willing to accept. It is hard to believe that the generation that fought and defeated the military … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Climate Change, economic inequality, Economy, Jobs
Tagged downward spiral, infrastructure
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