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Some Good News From Bernie

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Change of topic! Back to policy issues that affect ordinary Americans’ everyday lives!  As Chairman of the Health Education and Labor committee Senator Bernie Sanders describes what is being done to improve access to affordable health care in America. Happy … Continue reading →

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High Five: Progress Iowa’s Daily Take On Iowa News

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Progress Iowa adds a daily email take on what is happening in Iowa – and especially the legislature. This issue is from Friday. Much better than reading the mainstream media whose mission seems to be not pissing off Republicans. Thank … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Hidden History of American Healthcare

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Paul Deaton

In The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, author Thom Hartmann returns to familiar themes of greed, racism and oligarchic corruption. He applies them to a system of healthcare that profits the … Continue reading →

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This Week on the Fallon Forum: Immigration, Health Care, Breast-Feeding and More.

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Paul Deaton

Dear Friends, I have oft proclaimed that the three most destructive technological advancements in human history are, in order of severity: Nuclear bombs, Cars and Televisions. But perhaps I haven’t given the TV enough credit. In today’s news, we learn … Continue reading →

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Judging the Affordable Care Act

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Paul Deaton

by Ralph Scharnau The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). This act is the most sweeping piece of domestic legislation since the passage of Medicare in 1965. ACA requires everyone, … Continue reading →

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Republicans Prove Devolution And Other Observations

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Let me start with a plug for one of the best sites to find information and solid analysis about Iowa issues: the Iowa Policy Project . Those folks over there look at the issues in very basic terms and translate … Continue reading →

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