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Iowa Citizen Action Network (YES I CAN!) Celebrates 30 Years Iowa Citizen Action Network 30th Anniversary Award CelebrationHilton Garden Inn8600 Northport DriveJohnston, IASaturday March 285:30 – 7:00Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar2009 ICAN Award RecipientsLegislative Leadership: Bruce Braleypresented by William McNaryGrassroots … Continue reading →

Howard Dean:  Public Option Or No Health Care Reform Bill Democracyforamerica.com Howard Dean is back with Democracy for America and in typical Dean fashion, is already working hard to pass the Obama health care plan.  Speaking on a conference call … Continue reading →

Heros of the modern media reform movement Bob McChesney and John Nichols have a must read in the current issue of The Nation. In it they provide a unique perspective on the current state of American media and a revolutionary … Continue reading →

Anonymity Policies Provide Environment for Racist Rhetoric Blog for Iowa, as regular readers know, is committed to doing our part to reform the broken media.  Usually, when media reform is discussed, we're talking about such things as biased news reports, … Continue reading →

Energy Independence in Iowa Redux by Paul Deaton If the pursuit of energy independence in Iowa devolves into an us versus them showdown between the electrical utilities on one side and concerned citizens on the other, our hope for achieving … Continue reading →

SEIU To Hold Event Prior To  White House Health Care Summit Monday, March 23rd In Des Moines On Monday, March 23, 2009 the Obama White House and Iowa's elected officials will lead one of only five national forums to discuss … Continue reading →

Keith Olbermann Calls For Media Reform In Special Comment As regular readers know, BFIA is committed to doing our part to help reform the media, currently on life support due in part to the same deregulation practices that have ruined … Continue reading →

Donald Kaul: Our Health Care System Is A National Disgrace “For more than 25 years he was a fixture in Iowa, commenting on the public policy foibles of the day as well as Iowa’s cultural peculiarities. Indeed he helped give … Continue reading →

U.S. Election System Still Broken The New York Times EditorialIn last year’s presidential election, as many as three million registered voters were not allowed to cast ballots and millions more chose not to because of extremely long lines and other … Continue reading →

Save The Iowa River Organicgreenandnatural.com by Joe Hennager The following is an excerpt, but we highly recommend heading over to Organicgreenandnatural.com to read the whole article and to find out why there is hope and what citizens can do.  And … Continue reading →