The Death Penalty Bill Is Dead. It Should Stay That Way
Yesterday a piece of legislation that would have reinstated the death penalty in Iowa advance after an initial hearing, but it appears to be dead... Read more.
Be Angry Over Shutdown – GOP Played Games With Kids And Immigrants
This guest piece from Robert Lyons posted literally just as the deal to keep the government became known. The sentiments still stand for how we... Read more.
How A GOP Legislator Distracts, Inflames In A Year Of Facebook Posts
A guest post from Matt Chapman, an activist from Dallas County, with an in-depth look at one Iowa Republican senator’s Facebook posts. It’s a long... Read more.
What The Iowa Senate Map Looks Like In 2018
The following is a memo written up last year by Nick Conway of the Austin Frerick (IA-3) campaign. It’s an interesting look at how the... Read more.
Iowa Can’t Waste Another Year On GOP’s Water Quality Facade
These are not normal times, with real concerns about interference in our elections by a hostile foreign power, powerful voices seeking to legitimize sexist, rac... Read more.
Eddie Mauro: Need True And Fair Tax Reform, Not David Young’s Handouts To The Rich
A guest post from 3rd Congressional District Democratic candidate Eddie Mauro. It appears that David Young has come down with Trump’s disease — the inabilit... Read more.
Candidates Show Real Progress, Concern In Mental Health Forum
The Des Moines Register held a mental healthcare forum this week, where 12 gubernatorial candidates discussed their ideas on the critical matter. All seven Demo... Read more.
Rod Blum’s Votes Have Put Veterans’ Healthcare At Risk
On May 4th, Congressman Rod Blum voted to repeal the ACA. On May 9th, he stood in front of a packed gym at a town hall and... Read more.
When The Door To Democracy Closes
Call them liberals, progressives, activists, or Indivisible, but do NOT call them paid protesters or political operatives. What they do is not dictated by some... Read more.
A One-Word Concept That Can Help The Democrats Win Again
There are times in a person’s life when an epiphany occurs that changes the way one thinks about events or even life itself. I had... Read more.