Iowa GOP Absent As Trump Threatens Trade War On Iowa Agriculture
Trump carelessly tweeted last week that “trade wars could be good for the U.S. and easy to win!” Business leaders, agricultural leaders and our trading... Read more.
VP Pence Tries To Fool Iowans On GOP Tax Scam
Vice President Mike Pence came to Council Bluffs yesterday, trying to convince Iowans that they should be happy with the Trump/Republican tax scam. He wants... Read more.
For Grassley, 1st Amendment Doesn’t Apply To Black Athletes
Following an Iowa vs. Wisconsin women’s basketball game in mid-February, Senator Grassley asked in a tweet why a black female Badger player was not patriotic... Read more.
Iowa Republicans Reversing 25 Years Of Clean Energy Leadership
Republicans’ SF 2311 legislation would reverse Iowa’s long commitment to energy efficiency (energy conservation) programs, taking Iowa backwards. It wo... Read more.
Major Supreme Court Case On Public Unions Looms
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard a case challenging public unions ability to collect the funds necessary to bargain for their members and non-me... Read more.
Climate Crisis: One Third Of Bering Sea Ice Vanishes In 8 Days
Unprecedented record breaking high temperatures and rapidly disappearing sea ice have the climate science community concerned. In February, Arctic temperatures ... Read more.
Deepest Reasons To Be A Democrat
George Lakoff is perhaps the best-known writer on framing Democratic messaging. He suggests that the Democrats’ political future depends on how well they can ... Read more.
Iowa Subsidizing Huge State Companies With Runaway Tax Credits
Rockwell Collins, one of Iowa’s largest corporations with over $5.26 billion in sales, paid no Iowa income tax in 2017. However, because of an out-of-control... Read more.
Want To End Gun Violence? Start With Voting Republicans Out Of Office
Vote Republicans out of office! You might assume this suggestion came from a Democrat. It didn’t. It’s from former Florida Republican Congressman David Joll... Read more.
A Familiar Story From Reynolds And Trump On Mistreatment Of Women
There’s a striking similarity between the reaction of Governor Reynolds to sexual harassment at the Iowa State Capitol and President Trump’s failure to offe... Read more.