Republican Legislators’ Union-Busting Election Scheme
The 2017 Republican-controlled legislature’s destruction of the bargaining rights of public union workers should leave no question about the motives of the Io... Read more.
Apple Chose Iowa. So Why The Handout, Governor?
Why would Governor Reynolds and the Iowa GOP think they need to bribe Apple to come to Iowa? Apple was likely coming to Iowa anyway... Read more.
How The Steak Fry Made Its Comeback
Former Senator Harkin’s annual Steak Fry was a Democratic political institution in Iowa for nearly 40 years. It had a national appeal as it drew... Read more.
“Not One Penny” Campaign Targets Young And Blum On Trump Tax Cuts
A number of progressive groups have partnered with the new “Not One Penny” campaign. The focus will be to block Trump and the Republicans’ promised... Read more.
Kim Reynolds’ Solution To Iowa’s Polluted Water: Just Hide The Facts!
There is a growing number of dangerously polluted waters in Iowa. More than half (750) of Iowa’s surface waters (lakes, streams and rivers) are designated... Read more.
Save Iowa’s 6,000 DACA Children
President Trump is threatening to scrap the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status for 800,000 innocent young immigrant children this week. If Tru... Read more.
Will Hurricane Harvey Finally Convince GOP On Climate Change?
Some of the adjectives used to describe Hurricane Harvey: unprecedented disaster, catastrophic losses, all-time record breaking rainfall, economic calamity, bib... Read more.
Trump’s Pardon Of Racist Buddy Arpaio Is Clear Abuse Of Power
It should come as no surprise that Trump would reward ex-Sheriff Arpaio with the get-out-of-jail-free pardon. They have been attached at the hip since their... Read more.
Senate Must Reject Unqualified Conspiracy Theorist Sam Clovis
President Trump has nominated the right-wing radio host, Sam Clovis as the top scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Clovis, who is... Read more.
Confederate Statues Are Monuments To White Supremacy
President Trump was perverting history in his defense of Confederate monuments. In his rambling comparison of neo-Nazi groups and the opposition protestors, he ... Read more.