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Democrats Make Better Job Creators

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Paul Deaton

The contrast between Democratic and Republican approaches to the government’s role in job creation could not be clearer than with the Branstad administration’s recently announced deal with the Egyptian corporation Orascom. The company plans to build a fertilizer plant in … Continue reading →

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Watch Bruce Braley’s New Ad

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Trish Nelson
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Ye Olde Bait and Switch

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Yet again Republicans are running their election year bait and switch on jobs and the economy. Do not ever forget who was in charge when the economy hit the skids. The reasons behind the failures were not some mystical forces … Continue reading →

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Jobs in Post-Reagan Iowa

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Paul Deaton

Garbage pickers are everywhere. This is a photo of a gent working near where I lived through my early years, until Kindergarten. I asked him if he lived in the area. He didn’t, but knew about the current occupants of … Continue reading →

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Creating and Saving Jobs: A National Emergency

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau We live in a dual economy.  On one hand, corporate profits are high, corporate cash holdings are soaring, and income gains are proliferating for the rich.  On the other, the working and middle classes experience weak job … Continue reading →

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69,000 Bridges Structurally Deficient In America – How Many Are In Iowa?

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Dave Bradley

That is the number that Rachel Maddow cited the other night during her segment concerning bridge disrepair in America today. I went to Google to verify that number, and most of the citations were much higher than that. The map … Continue reading →

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Harkin Labor Day Report: America’s Middle Class Needs Our Help

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Dave Bradley

In Advance of President’s Address on Jobs, Labor Committee Chairman Releases Report Showing Why Government Investments in Middle Class are Critical WASHINGTON – As the nation prepares to honor America’s workers this weekend, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee … Continue reading →

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Why Attorney General Tom Miller Should Let Justice Run Its Course

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Dave Bradley

I was a bit dismayed the other day to see that that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had been removed from the group of Attorneys General that were prosecuting financial companies for their part in the mortgage fiasco that … Continue reading →

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The Courtney Report

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Dave Bradley

State Senator Tom Courtney is currently serving his third term in the Iowa Senate.  He represents Senate District 44, which includes Des Moines and Louisa counties, and five precincts in Muscatine County. I believe that Iowa works best when Iowans … Continue reading →

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