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Iowa Progressives Can Register for DFA Night School Today!

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Progressives Can Register for DFA Night School Today! Since it was created in 2006, DFA Night School has helped 31,382 activists write field plans, organize precincts, raise money and get out the vote. We've already trained over 1,100 activists … Continue reading →

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Enthusiastic Crowd Greets Roxanne Conlin in Muscatine!

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Enthusiastic Crowd Greets Roxanne Conlin in Muscatine! by Dave Bradley “…a crowd this size for a house party was amazing! …really encouraging was the number of new faces I saw in the crowd – faces I have never seen before … Continue reading →

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Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Progressive Radio:  This Week On The Fallon Forum “Saying you want to help the poor by giving the rich a tax cut is like saying you want to feed the sparrows by giving the horses an extra scoop of … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Iowa GOP Platform a Must-Read

Posted on August 16, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:   Iowa GOP Platform a Must-Read by Tracy KurowskiLabor Highlights of Iowa GOP Platform Political party platforms are supposed to be the defining philosophy for the policies its politicians would enact should they get elected. In fact, the Iowa … Continue reading →

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Stop Dittmer's Iowa Hog Lot Expansion

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Stop Dittmer's Iowa Hog Lot Expansion by Paul Deaton“Expanding the amount of ammonia emitted in Scott County, which the additional capacity of Dittmer's hog lot would do, combined with the heavy industry already there would create additional fine particulate matter. … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality and Rural Iowa

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Net Neutrality and Rural Iowa by Paul Deaton “…the management of network discrimination (how packets of data are prioritized) on routers owned by large corporations is a matter in the public interest. Most of us have not questioned how this … Continue reading →

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An Iowan Calls out Heritage Action on its Deception

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Paul Deaton

An Iowan Calls out Heritage Action on its Deception by Paul Deaton “it is important that Blog for Iowa be a voice to counter the claims of a group that would Stop START without regard for the dangers such an … Continue reading →

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Iowans Should Support New START

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Iowans Should Support New START by Paul Deaton “It's not about ratification. According to the State Department press conference, we are confident about ratification. It is about a verification process for the Russian nuclear program and the related national security … Continue reading →

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An Iowa Veteran For Peace Remembers Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Posted on August 12, 2010 by bfiaedflaherty

An Iowa Veteran For Peace Remembers Tonkin Gulf Resolution by Ed Flaherty Early August is filled with poignant anniversaries–Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Nixon's resignation.  Another to ponder. Aug 7, 1964:  The US Senate, with an 88-2 vote and the US House, with … Continue reading →

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Big Government In A Small Iowa Town

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Big Government In A Small Iowa Town Reprinted with permission from The Prairie Progressive From the August 2010 issue of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa's oldest progressive newsletter, available only in hard copy for $12/yr. to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City … Continue reading →

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