Tag Archives: corporate greed

Rep. Young (IA 03) Said He “Didn’t Know” He Got $5,000 From Monsanto

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Challenger Austin Frerick asked incumbent Representative David Young for his position on the Monsanto-Bayer merger.  “The merger, if not stopped, would result in two companies — Monsanto-Bayer and Dow-DuPont — controlling about three-quarters of the U.S. corn seed market. ”  … Continue reading →

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Third District Candidate Austin Frerick Calls On Greenfield And Young To Oppose Bayer-Monsanto Merger

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Trish Nelson

And now a word from Austin Frerick, candidate for U.S. Congress in Iowa’s third district.  Sign up for Austin’s Rurally Good Newsletter here.  Unlike many campaign mailings, Austin’s communications are not silly, patronizing, political red meat presented as a pretext … Continue reading →

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Breaking The Grip of Corporate Ag on Rural Iowa

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors, Inc. P.O. Box 811, Fairfield, IA 52556 jfan@lisco.com • http://www.jfaniowa.org • 641-209-6600 Award-winning agricultural journalist Alan Guebert on Breaking Free of Corporate Ag – JFAN Annual Meeting Factory farming has a stranglehold on rural Iowa, … Continue reading →

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The Costs of Business Subsidies

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau Today all levels of government—municipal, county, district, state, and federal—try to entice businesses to relocate, expand, or simply continue operations. The commonplace incentives to new or existing businesses include tax cuts/exemptions, rebates, monetary awards, and waiving/easing regulations. … Continue reading →

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How People Power Defeats Corporate Power

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Trish Nelson
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The Corporate Power Henry Wallace Warned Us About

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Trish Nelson

If you haven’t yet, after viewing the video, read the Lewis Powell Memo (the Powell Manifesto) here  

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The Republican Plan To Take Down Your Government

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Trish Nelson

This is an excellent must read article by Matt Sinovic, Director of ProgressIowa, originally published in the Des Moines Register. When did we stop trusting in our government? The government isn’t some distant, unknown group. It’s “us, you and I” … Continue reading →

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How Local Communities Are Dismantling Corporate Rule

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Is a Truly Sustainable Society Achievable As Long As Corporate Rights Outstrip the Rights of People? Community Rights Presentation Paul Cienfuegos National Community Rights Educator Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 7 PM Iowa City Public Library, Room A You will learn: … Continue reading →

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McChesney, Nichols: Billionaires Do Not Care About Us

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Trish Nelson

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 →

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Failures Of Unrestrained Capitalism Fueling Sanders Campaign

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Farron Cousins makes the case that Bernie’s popularity with young people is because they’ve seen the worst of unrestrained American capitalism.  

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