Tom Harkin

College Completion Gap Between Rich and Poor Has Doubled: Study

Sanders Talks 'Political Revolution' in Iowa as Clinton Declares: 'I'm Baaack'

Jon Queally, staff writer

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both attend events in strategically important state

Federally-Funded, Universal Pre-K Has Overwhelming Public Support

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

Seven out of 10 Americans say they favor using federal money to fund pre-...

NSA in the Bahamas: 'Data Pirates of the Caribbean'

Jon Queally, staff writer

Greenwald: 'Key to new story isn't just NSA is targeting country unrelated to...

'No Raise for You!': Modest Minimum Wage Increase Defeated in Senate

Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address

$10.10: The Low-End of Minimum Wage Hopes Gets DC Push

Senators Blast NSA for 'Secret' Interpretation of Laws

'Not Enough': Critics say Obama's $9 Minimum Wage Too Small

Progressives Trash Senate's Filibuster Failure

Chorus of Warning Grows:<br> 'Say No to US Austerity'

At For-Profit Colleges, It's All About Profits, Not Students

Economists and Workers Agree:<br> Raise the Minimum Wage

Why Does OSHA Move at a Glacial Pace? Democrat Calls on Obama Admin to Speed Up Safety Measures

Growing Support for Global Robin Hood Tax; Ob

Will Obama Find His Hidden Inner Robin Hood i

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Squeal: Hog Castrating Lady Wants To Be Iowa's Next Senator, and At This Point Why Not?

In the first ad in her Senate campaign to replace Iowa's retiring Tom Harkin, Joni Ernst - "Mother, Soldier, Conservative" - just up and gets to the nitty-gritty, smarmily boasting that she "grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I get to Washington I'll know how to cut pork." She's one of five GOP candidates. She's endorsed by Mitt Romney. She's wearing the biggest, weirdest, grimmest damn zombie smile you ever saw. As far as we can tell, this is a real ad. God bless participatory...