Category Archives: #trumpresistance

SCOTUS To Hear Case Designed To Gut Unions

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Grassley’s Obstruction About To Pay Huge Returns For The Wealthy Thursday morning the Supreme Court agreed to hear Janus v. AFSCME The SCOTUS has once more agreed to hear a case designed to gut public unions. In 2016 an 8 … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Economy, Labor, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy, SCOTUS, union busting | Tagged Fair Share, SCOTUS obstruction | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Jane Goodall Appreciation Edition

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Dave Bradley

There are many reasons to appreciate Jane Goodall. Her work studying primates for over 50 years has led to insights into human behavior. In that vein, Goodall made some comparisons between the current president and chimpanzee behavior for the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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From Bruce Bartlett: Tax Cuts Don’t Work

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Dave Bradley

One Of The Designers Of The Gospel Of Tax Cuts Says: It Is Hogwash (25 minutes total for both videos) At the national level, we are about to head into a major debate on the budget. Trump and the radical … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Economy, tax cuts for the wealthy | Tagged Bruce Bartlett, trickle down economics | Comments Off

Destroying Net Neutrality

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Dave Bradley

From: Lucia, FreePress.net Contact you senators to reject Ajit Pai FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is against Net Neutrality and affordable internet access. What’s he for? Letting a racist media empire get even more reach and power. Now some good news: … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Internet Issues, Joni Ernst | Tagged call to action, free press.org, net neutrality | Comments Off

The Best Voter Suppression Money Can Buy

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Important. The Donald put the fox in charge of the hen house.

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, voter suppression | Tagged Cross check vote suppression, Crosscheck, Greg Palast | Comments Off

Upcoming Democratic Events in Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, Boone, Des Moines, Iowa City, Okoboji

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Trish Nelson

And now a word from Senator Rob Hogg, Senate Democratic Leader Cedar Rapids, Tuesday, September 26, 6:00 p.m., “Ask Your Senator” – join me to learn more about what state government does and how the legislative process works in the … Continue reading →

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Joni Ernst Says She Is Likely Yes Vote On Graham-Cassidy

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Senator Joni Ernst said Saturday at a town hall meeting in Iowa City that she will likely vote yes to the Graham-Cassidy health care repeal legislation in the “unlikely” event that it comes up for a vote. Check out more … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Joni Ernst | Tagged ACA Repeal, Graham-Cassidy bill, health care repeal, Joni Ernst town hall meeting Iowa City, Obamacare repeal | Comments Off

Why Would The Senate Vote To Kill ACA When No One Wants That To Happen?

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Dave Bradley

7 minutes Just a thought passing though my mind after another day of getting no answer from the Ernst office once again and the usual surly response at the Grassley office. I have a couple questions and some ruminations about … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Affordable Care Act, Blog for Iowa, Koch Brothers, money out of politics, Obamacare | Tagged ACA Repeal, Graham-Cassidy bill | Comments Off

Equifax: This Is A Huge Thing

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Dave Bradley

20 minutes – Based on the relatively small amount of coverage given by corporate media you would get the impression that the theft of vital information from nearly 60% of adult Americans (see video above) is no big deal. … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa | Tagged credit rating companies, data breach, Equifax, Experian, Transunion | Comments Off

Opponents to Rally Ahead of Ernst Iowa City Town Hall

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Trish Nelson

http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/opponents-to-rally-ahead-of-ernst-iowa-city-town-hall/article IOWA CITY — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s “bosses” plan to give her a piece of their mind Friday when the Iowa Republican has a town hall meeting at the University of Iowa. “You claim you host town halls to … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Joni Ernst | Tagged Action Iowa, Americans for Democratic Action Iowa, Ernst town hall meeting, Hawkeyes for Dream Iowa, Indivisible Iowa, Iowa Action, Iowa Memorial Union, joni ernst | Comments Off