Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

The Powell Manifesto Realized: The Shocking 1971 Republican Blueprint To Eliminate Liberalism And Establish Corporate Domination Over America’s Pillars Of Democracy

It’s called the Lewis Powell Memo (aka The Powell Manifesto) written in 1971, before he became a Supreme Court Justice and went on to write a 1978 decision that effectively invented a First Amendment “right” for corporations to influence ballot … Continue reading

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Make America Think Again: How To Tame The Lizard Brain

Media Demagogues have Created a Monster: Can We Tame The Lizard Brain to Save Democracy? We’re living in an era where the public discourse is overrun by propaganda, inflammatory misinformation, and conspiracy theories. Armed with a deeper understanding of how … Continue reading

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Gillibrand: Will Brave Win?

NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo will host the first 2020 presidential primary debate this week, starting tonight. This is the seventeenth in a series of BFIA’s coverage and commentary of the announcement speeches by the declared Democratic candidates for president … Continue reading

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Why Should Iowans Believe Anything Boris Epshteyn Says?

Contact your local stations if you have seen this propaganda on your station. Join this Facebook group:  Hogwash! Fighting the Iowa Rightwing Propaganda Machine Here is the list of Iowa Sinclair-owned stations. KDSM (Des Moines), KFAX (Iowa City/Dubuque), KPTH and … Continue reading

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Amazon and Plastic

Action alert from Iowa Public Interest Research Group Iowa PIRG is an independent, state-based, citizen-funded organization that advocates for the public interest and is a member of U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups. Do you shop … Continue reading

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Mueller Report In 30 Minutes

From PBS News Hour –  If you won’t read it, here is a video Cliff Notes: (28 minutes) Now we know that Russia was not the only country. Perhaps most notable among other nations is Saudi Arabia. Now it looks … Continue reading

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Candidate Michael Bennett Says We Are Being Dragged Down The Rat Hole

NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo will host the first 2020 presidential primary debate in June of 2019. This is the fifteenth in a series of BFIA’s coverage and commentary of the announcement speeches by the declared Democratic candidates for president … Continue reading

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Did Trump Manufacture Iran Oil Tanker Attack to Start a War?

“Could Trump lie the United States into a war with Iran as part of his election campaign?” Does this sound familiar? Trump is on record suggesting war with Iran would be a good campaign strategy.  Weak evidence, little information raises … Continue reading

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Loebsack Welcomes FCC Move to Improve Mapping of High-Speed Broadband Access

A significant digital divide remains between urban and rural America. Congressman Loebsack is a leader in working to close this divide by promoting broadband deployment throughout rural America. Loebsack serves on the Communications and Technology subcommittee of the Energy and … Continue reading

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Tulsi Gabbard The Anti-War Anti-Nuke Candidate For President

NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo will host the first 2020 presidential primary debate  June 26 and 27. This is the fifteenth in a series of BFIA’s coverage and commentary of the announcement speeches by the declared Democratic candidates for president … Continue reading

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