Monthly Archives: April 2010

Letter from Senator Harkin on the START Treaty

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Letter from Senator Harkin on the START Treaty April 26, 2010Dear Constituent:Thank you for contacting me about the recent agreement between the United States and Russia to reduce their respective nuclear arsenals. Since the end of the Cold War, the … Continue reading →

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Iowans Can Learn from New Hampshire

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Paul Deaton

From the Eagle Square Deli to the United Nations by Arnie Alpert “Arnie Alpert is a friend who is well known in New Hampshire as someone who “bird dogs” candidates during the presidential primary season. In Iowa, we also participate … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Madness in Iowa

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Paul Deaton

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Why Facts No Longer Matter: Emotional Exploitation and Public Policy

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Why Facts No Longer Matter: Emotional Exploitation and Public Policy Center for Media and DemocracyPR Watch.org This is an excerpt from an article by Ann Landman, on a PR Watch blog at the Center for Media and Democracy.  The entire … Continue reading →

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Campbell Receives Iowa Federation of Labor Endorsement

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Paul Deaton

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Observations on the Media in Iowa

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Observations on the Media in Iowa by Dave Bradley From the time I was a small boy, radio has been my magic carpet to travel the country while never leaving home. On a clear night in the summer, I could … Continue reading →

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Progressive Iowa: Living Liberally

Posted on April 27, 2010 by altapricehome

Progressive Iowa: Living Liberally by Alta Price, M.D. I thought it might interest Blog for Iowa readers to learn what other progressives are doing around the state. In this post I want to talk about Living Liberally, better known as … Continue reading →

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Convention Report from Iowa’s 4th Congressional District

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Paul Deaton

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Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum Dear Friends, Today, Monday, on The Fallon Forum we talk about regulatory reform with Andy Shaffer, a self-described “pissed off taxpayer and 401(k) victim who's been studying this stuff since the … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: April the Cruelest Month for Workplace Disasters

Posted on April 26, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:  April the Cruelest Month for Workplace Disasters by Tracy Kurowski T.S. Eliot famously said that April is the cruelest month. However, this April the cruelty is not caused by lilacs breeding out of dead land but by workplace … Continue reading →

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