Category Archives: Progressive Community

Urgent Action Needed – Call on VOICE Monday, March 26th!

Urgent Action Needed – Call on VOICE – Monday, March 26th! From Progressive Action for the Common Good http://www.qcprogressiveaction.org   As many of you may know, PACG has put out many calls to action on VOICE – Voter Owned Iowa Clean … Continue reading

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CAFO Bill HF873 on Life Support at Iowa Statehouse – Call TODAY!

CAFO Bill HF873 on Life Support at Iowa Statehouse – Call TODAY! From Molly Regan mjregan@ mchsi.com (excerpts from Lynn Heuss – I'm for Iowa)   Despite overwhelming support from citizens and community leaders, HF 873, a bill regulating CAFOs, has … Continue reading

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ICCI Voter Owned Lobby Day

ICCI Voter Owned Lobby Day in Des Moines By Caroline Vernon Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) has reserved a passenger van to transport Quad City activists to Des Moines next Monday, January 29th. We will be joining other … Continue reading

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IPP Report on Fixing Healthcare in Iowa

IPP Report on Fixing Healthcare in Iowa Iowa Policy Project senior research consultant Colin Gordon has issued a  new report for the IPP, “Prescriptions and Placebos: Fixing Health Care in Iowa.”To view the report, see:<http://www.iowafiscal.org/2006docs/061127-health-full-format.pdf&gt; To view the executive summary, … Continue reading

Posted in Bruce Braley, Calls to Action, Chet Culver, Congress, Corporate Greed, David Loebsack, Democracy for America, DFQC, Ed Fallon, Education, Elesha Gayman, Health Care & Medicare, Iowa in the News, Iowans for Sensible Priorities, Leonard Boswell, Main Page, Progressive Action for the Common Good, Progressive Advocacy of Central Iowa, Progressive Coaltion of Central Iowa, Progressive Community, Selden Spencer | Comments Off on IPP Report on Fixing Healthcare in Iowa

People Party vs. Money Party: Who’s Who Among the Democrats

People Party vs. Money Party: Who's Who Among the Democrats By David Sirota, AlterNetThe fact that our nation's politics is divided not between Democrats and Republicans but between the People Party and the Money Party is obvious to anyone who … Continue reading

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The Bushplosion

The Bushplosion By Sam Garchik Check out this posting by The Coffeehouse. The writer points out that this is only the second flip of Congress in a generation, and only the second time since 1954 that the House has switched … Continue reading

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The Great Victory – Crushing the Developing Myths

The Great Victory – crushing the developing myths This artcile is about as succinct an analysis/commentary on Tuesday's results that I've come across so far… by Glenn Greenwald The outcome of this election — even with the not-yet-fully-finalized Senate victories … Continue reading

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Change is in the Air – 29th Annual Harkin Steak Fry

  Change is in the Air – 29th Annual Harkin Steak Fry By Caroline VernonI can’t tell you how excited I was to finally be able to attend a Harkin Steak Fry. For the past two years, since I became … Continue reading

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Redress For the Headdress

Redress for the Headdress By Jacki Rand, Mike Carberry, Carol & Dave Bradley, and Ellen Ballas Dear All, Below, letter to Jacki Rand from Gary Grant.  As you can see, Leach's office will no longer distribute Native American headdress at … Continue reading

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Join Wake Up Wal-Mart at the Harkin Steak Fry – Complimentary Tickets

  Join Wake Up Wal-Mart at the Harkin Steak Fry – Complimentary Tickets By Buffy Wicks, WakeUpWalMart.com Just last month, WakeUpWalMart.com spent six days touring Iowa as part of our 2006 “Change Wal-Mart, Change America” national bus tour. Now, we'd like … Continue reading

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