15 Jul 2020

Yes, the Rent is Too Damn High — But Not Because the Minimum Wage is Too Damn Low

By Thomas L Knapp

"Full-time minimum wage workers cannot afford a two-bedroom rental anywhere in the US," Alicia Adamczyk writes at CNBC, "and cannot afford a one-bedroom rental in 95% of US counties." Adamczyk gets her figures from the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual "Out of Reach" report.

Here are a few numbers NLIHC isn’t as eager to talk about:

14 Jul 2020

America, You’ve Been Blacklisted: McCarthyism Refashioned for a New Age

By John W Whitehead

“If we confuse dissent with disloyalty — if we deny the right of the individual to be wrong, unpopular, eccentric or unorthodox — if we deny the essence of racial equality then hundreds of millions in Asia and Africa who are shopping about for a new allegiance will conclude that we are concerned to defend a myth and our present privileged status.

13 Jul 2020

The Road to Hell is Paved with Economic Plans

By Thomas L Knapp

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he has an economic plan for America to "Build Back Better." US president Donald Trump complains that Biden "plagiarized" significant elements of that plan from, you guessed it, Donald Trump.

13 Jul 2020

"Iowa Press Special: Americans with Disabilities Act" on Iowa PBS

By Susan Ramsey

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (July 13, 2020) — Tune in to statewide Iowa PBS for Iowa Press Special: Americans with Disabilities Act on Monday, July 20, at 8:30PM.

13 Jul 2020

Taste of the Fair Food Events to Be held on the Iowa State Fairgrounds

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 13, 2020) — Even though we can't be together for the Iowa State Fair this year, we can safely join together to get a taste of what we will be missing. The Iowa State Fair, along with our food vendors, are excited to host two 2020 Taste of the Fair weekends, July 24-26 and July 31-August 2.

Taste of the Fair, Weekend 1 (July 24-26)

Friday, July 24, 4-9PM

Saturday, July 25, 11AM-9PM

Sunday, July 26, 11AM-6PM

09 Jul 2020

Test Iowa Milestone: 100,000 Tests Conducted

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 9, 2020) — Test Iowa has hit 100,000 tests conducted since the first test site opened on April 25, and it is currently the number-one source of testing in the state of Iowa.

09 Jul 2020

Religious Freedom Victory: U.S. Supreme Court Prohibits Government From Meddling in Employment Decisions at Religious Schools

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (July 9, 2020) — In a victory for the First Amendment’s protection of religious liberty, the US Supreme Court has reaffirmed the right of religious schools to be free from government meddling in decisions involving religious doctrine and who is allowed to teach that doctrine.

08 Jul 2020

Tyranny without a Tyrant: The Deep State’s Divide-and-Conquer Strategy Is Working

By John W Whitehead

 

07 Jul 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Steers $50M CARES Funds Toward Iowa’s Mental Health System

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 7, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced that $50,000,000 in federal funds allocated through the CARES Act will be invested in Iowa’s mental health-care system.

07 Jul 2020

School's Out. Reactionaries Hate That.

By Thomas L Knapp

If there's been one bright spot in America's COVID-19 experience, it's the near-complete shutdown of an expensive and obsolete government-education system cribbed from mid-19th-century Prussia.

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