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Public Option Depends on Us – Stand With Dr. Howard Dean in Des Moines Thursday, May 28 We just can't overstate the importance of everyone getting involved in the fight for health care reform.  Here's where you can get started.  … Continue reading →

Free Flowing Internet Not the Bogeyman of Newspapers' Demise Free Press Big Media Myopia by Timothy KarrIt’s hard to empathize with struggling newspapers when those running them continue to suffer from the short-sightedness that got their industry into a mess.The … Continue reading →

Affirming Black Voices in Support of the Recent Iowa Supreme Court Decision by Abraham L. Funchess, Jr. The recent Iowa Supreme Court decision which declared the ban on same-gender marriage unconstitutional is sure to stimulate more conversation and debate for … Continue reading →

Senate Candidate Bob Krause Calls Out Grassley for Abandoning Iowans on Health Care Reform Bob Krause, Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate in Iowa, said that Republican Charles Grassley is endangering the opportunity to achieve health care reform in … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Call to Action:  Learn by Doing – the DFA Way  by Alta Price, M.D. Democracy for America doesn’t just ask you to call your elected official on the phone – they give you the skills you need … Continue reading →

Howard Dean Coming to Des Moines for Double-Header The Public Health Insurance Option – A Prescription for Guaranteed, Affordable, Health Care for All Hosts:  Health Care for America Now, Democracy for America, and more Join us for a special guest, … Continue reading →

H1N1 Virus: Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Smithfield Foods Time.Com by Bryan Walshphoto:  Steven and Judy TrunnellIn an initial step toward what could be the first wrongful-death suit of its kind, Texas resident Steven Trunnell has filed a petition against … Continue reading →

Iowa's Governor Does the Right Thing Reprinted with permission from IowaGuy2.0.  BFIA would also like to recommend following the link to the letter the author wrote to Governor Culver.  Even though everything turned out okay, it is still worth taking … Continue reading →

Name 10 Things Government Does Well The Least, FirstMonte Asbury’s blogNote from BFIA: Check out Monte Asbury's blog, The Least First, for refreshing, thoughtful blogging – even the comments are civil.A dear friend of mine left a challenge in a … Continue reading →

Senate Candidate Bob Krause Says Grassley's Votes Burning American Vets Democratic Senate candidate Bob Krause says Grassley Boosts Flag Burning Amendment While Burning American Veterans “Maybe this should be called the flag wrapping amendment and not the flag burning amendment”Bob … Continue reading →