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Support for capitalism at record low
News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. Americans are starting to sour on capitalism. That’s according to the latest Gallup survey, which found the number of US adults who say they support capitalism—”an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods,” per Merriam-Webster—is at…
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Does your union’s endorsement matter?
News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. Labor unions are just starting to endorse candidates for 2026. It’s still very early for this, but here are a few I’ve seen so far: Rob Sand, running for governor, was endorsed by Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa…
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These Iowa workers have a higher risk of cancer
News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. If you’re an Iowan, you already have a higher cancer risk than the rest of the US for reasons we’re currently exploring in ISL’s Cancer in Iowa series. But some workers face extra cancer risks. This week’s story, in…
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Iowa has a dire shortage of nurses. Here’s why
News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. You probably already know Iowa has a problem getting qualified health care workers: We’re 44th in the nation for physicians to patients, or 30% worse than the national average; The problem is particularly bad in our nursing homes; Iowa Republicans passed…
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Will Iowa Republicans cut IPERS?
News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. The Iowa DOGE task force wants to cut IPERS for new hires, the public employee retirement system that thousands of teachers, corrections officers, and more rely on to get them through their golden years. This does not sit well with…
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Are Iowa’s Ukrainian workers next to go?
News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. What do you do if you’re the president, the economy is going south, and Americans are looking to you for leadership? Own it? (remember “the buck stops here”?) At least tell us your plan to fix it? LOL, not…
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Only Iowa’s big cities get hospitals now?
News about and for the working class Share with a friend It’s Thursday, July 31, 2025. Amie here. Have you read Zachary Oren Smith‘s latest story on what Medicaid cuts are doing to Iowans who rely on rural hospitals? Here’s a preview.👇 When Dr. Robin Plattenberger retired from her Washington County practice…
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1st Starbucks in Des Moines voting on a union
News about and for the working class Share with a friend It’s Thursday, July 24, 2025. As part of our Cancer in Iowa series, Zachary and I are looking for Iowans who have concerns that the chemicals, processes, or other things in your workplace may be cancer-causing—or have already caused cancer in them or…
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You think Iowa is hollowing out now? Just wait
News about and for the working class Share with a friend It’s Thursday, July 17, 2025. As part of our Cancer in Iowa series (starting next week!), Zachary and I are looking for Iowans who have concerns that the chemicals, processes, or other things in your workplace may be cancer-causing—or have already caused cancer…
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ICE in Iowa: West Liberty man detained with no record
Share with a friend It’s Wednesday, July 2, 2025. It’s happening in Iowa. Pascual Leonardo Pedro-Pedro, 20, of West Liberty, went to a routine annual immigration check-in yesterday (Tuesday)—abiding by what the government is asking him to do as an immigrant—and was detained by ICE. Pedro-Pedro was brought to the US as…
