Budget Cuts and Tax Plan Are Reverse Robin Hood
October 31st, 2017 | by Todd Smekens
By: Todd Smekens BLOG – Very quietly, Congress has set the stage for another upward redistribution from the poor and [&hellip
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Lane Siekman Speaks to Rural Indiana
June 24th, 2017 | by Guest Writer
By: Lane Siekman You know how a particular song just seems to speak to you at a point in your [&hellip
Why Rep. Luke Messer Isn’t Campaigning
November 3rd, 2014 | by Todd Smekens
MUNCIE, Indiana – Well, election season is coming to an end with this being the last day before Tuesday’s election. [&hellip
Media & FCC: Misinformation Should Come With a Label
March 9th, 2014 | by Todd Smekens
MUNCIE, IN – We’ve demanded it on food. We had to demand that it stop during children’s shows. We had [&hellip
Campaign Cash Rules Drown in the Bathtub
December 24th, 2013 | by Bill Moyers & Co.
I’m speculating here, but as we approach year’s end, I assume that Grover Norquist hasn’t been visited by Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future and found spiritual redemption. Nonetheless, I’m betting that Grover Norquist feels pretty&hellip
Farm Bill: Farmers Are Losing Their Clout
July 6th, 2013 | by Todd Smekens
(Photo of Luke Messer at Huntington Co 4H Fair taken by J Ryan Wall) The dropping of the Farm Bill [&hellip
Federal Reserve Experimenting With US Economy
May 28th, 2013 | by Todd Smekens
(Illustration by Victor Juhasz) Federal Reserve Couldn’t Wait for Washington to Reach a Consensus Last year I listened to two [&hellip
Sequestration Update – Who’s Feeling the Pain
May 8th, 2013 | by Guest Writer
Everything We Know About What’s Happened Under Sequestration When the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt faced cancellation this year [&hellip
“Fix the Debt” CEO Group a Sham
February 24th, 2013 | by Guest Writer
Pete Peterson’s “Fix the Debt” Astroturf Supergroup Detailed MADISON, WI — One of the most hypocritical corporate PR campaigns in [&hellip
Congress is Dysfunctional
January 26th, 2013 | by Guest Writer
(photo courtesy of whitehouse.gov) The Best Reporting on What’s Wrong with Congress by Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica Back in 2011, we [&hellip