Monthly Archives: May 2008

State Legislative Session Roundup

Posted on May 20, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

State Legislative Session Roundup By the Progressive States Network In a solid session of achievement, the Iowa legislature made significant progress on expanding health care coverage, expanding public school and pre-K funding, advancing clean energy proposals, protecting veterans and students, … Continue reading →

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Springtime in Goosetown

Posted on May 19, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Springtime in Goosetown By Karen Kubby Benefit for the Emma Goldman Clinic Friends of the Emma Goldman Clinic are invited to attend its Spring Benefit on Friday, May 30th at the home and garden of Joy Smith and David Rust … Continue reading →

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Support for Postville Raids Requested!/Apologies for Cross Postings

Posted on May 17, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Support for Postville Raids Requested!/Apologies for Cross Postings By Amalia Anderson and Kathy Hiltsley, Main Street Project Hi Friends and Family: As many of you know from the recent media reports the raids in Postville, Iowa are awful for this … Continue reading →

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Senate Votes to Stop Big Media; fight moves to House

Posted on May 16, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Senate Votes to Stop Big Media; fight moves to House By Josh Silver, Executive Director, Free Press Action Fund Just moments ago, by a near-unanimous vote, the Senate stood up to Big Media. They voted to throw out the FCC … Continue reading →

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Support Rail for Iowa

Posted on May 15, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Support Rail for Iowa By the Iowa Environmental Council New Amtrak service to Des Moines, Iowa City, and the Quad Cities will require federal leadership. Two important new bills have been introduced in Congress to advance passenger rail nationwide. The … Continue reading →

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Together at Last: Tom Hayden, Dolores Huerta, Bonnie Raitt, Pete Seeger, Naomi Klein and More!

Posted on May 14, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Together at Last: Tom Hayden, Dolores Huerta, Bonnie Raitt, Pete Seeger, Naomi Klein and More! By Robert Greenwald, Katrina vanden Heuvel and the Brave New Foundation and The Nation teams What inspires you? Who are your heroes? Van Jones on … Continue reading →

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Join Now – Help Send an Iowa Progressive to Congress!

Posted on May 14, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Join Now – Help Send an Iowa Progressive to Congress! By Mike Carberry Take a look! Kevin Miskell, who's running for Congress in Iowa's 4th district has created a new DFA page. I'm asking that all Iowa progressives join the … Continue reading →

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Americans United for Change Slams Rep. Tom Latham For Opposing Help for Iowa Families Facing Foreclosure, Declining Home Values

Posted on May 13, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Americans United for Change Slams Rep. Tom Latham For Opposing Help for Iowa Families Facing Foreclosure, Declining Home Values By Americans United for ChangeLatham Stood With President Bush Who is All for Huge Federal Bailouts of Bear Sterns and Other … Continue reading →

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Harkin is still Uncommitted

Posted on May 11, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

Harkin is still Uncommitted By Sam Garchik For those of you sitll following the Pres. race on the Dem side, Harkin is still up for grabs. Email him at http://harkin.senate.gov/c/ and tell him where to go.

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New Video Documents McCain’s Relationship with Second Controversial Pastor

Posted on May 10, 2008 by bfiasamgarchik

New Video Documents McCain's Relationship with Second Controversial Pastor By Brave New FilmsQuestions Surface Regarding Pastors Anti-Islamic Remarks Brave New Films and Mother Jones have released rarely before seen video footage documenting Sen. John McCain's relationship with a second controversial … Continue reading →