New Book Out Soon: “The Tea Is In The Harbor”

Scott Goldstein, a DFA 2.0 intern, and active member of Generation Dean, has announced that his new book, “The Tea Is In The Harbor,” will be out in October.

“The Tea is in the Harbor” discusses the fight for Democracy in America, the role of the Howard Dean Presidential campaign, and the work still ahead to take back our Democracy.  The book begins with the history of Democracy, coming from the system first used by the Ancient Greeks, and how the Americans came to adopt and change that system.  

Click here to buy the book.


Dean Gets Some Props re Dean Dozen

Howard Dean recently received some props for his creation of Democracy for America and for the effectiveness of his Dean Dozen program.

Click here to read the article from “The Nation.”

From NPR: "Former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean is proving to be a highly effective fundraiser and campaigner for Democrats running for state and local offices across the country. Dubbed the "Dean Dozens," these candidates have so far received some $300,000 from Dean's political action committee."
Click here to listen to the NPR story about DFA and Howard Dean.


Darrell Lewis and DFIA Host Parties September 12

In case you missed the announcement, DFIA will be hosting two parties in Iowa City on September 12.

The first is a fundraiser for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and the party that follows directly afterwards will be sponsored by DFIA in order to introduce our candidates to the gay community.

For details, click here.


Five-month Anniversary of Blog for Iowa

My how time flies.  Today, Blog for Iowa is five months old.  In spite of the fact that we didn’t have any big events (such as the Democratic State Convention in June and the Democratic National Convention in July) that created spikes in our readership as in previous months, we still broke our record with 35,527 page views in August.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the many, many contributors to Blog for Iowa, without whom I’d just be sitting at my computer, posting into the ether.