The Fallon Forum

Freedom for Birth

Immigration Poll Confusing

Zach Heffernen joins Ed today to talk about the Great March for Climate Action. Also, Ed talks with Nick Renkoski with the Des Moines Metro Opera about they're upcoming performances. And Fred Van Liew with the Center for Restorative Justice and Ed discuss criminal justice and Polk county's soaring incarceration rates.

Today, Ed is joined by Wenonah Hauter of Food and Water Watch. Also weighing-in on this topic are Ron Yarnell and State Rep. Dan Kelley.

Today,Adam Mason with Iowa CCI discusses the pending sale of Smithfield to China's largest ag corporation. Then, Donna Red Wing with One Iowa tells about the Iowa Fair Courts Coalition. Also, Wellmark doesn't raise insurance rates . . . for a change.

Ed, Mary Jean Annexstad, and Shari Hrdina discuss a unique approach to childhood education: montessori schools. Also, Robert Nehman with the Allamakee County Protectors joins Ed to talk about frac-sand mining.

Ed is joined by attorneys Jim Larew and Wally taylor to discuss the demise of MidAmerican energy's proposed nuclear power plant. We also talk to Mitch Henry about a march to address immigration reform. Finally Jim Larew and Ed discuss the cost of climate change and the particularly disastrous weather events of 2012.

We talk with Brian Terrell about the 19- mile march from the Quad Cities to Des Moines to call attention to the use of drones in Afghanistan and elsewhere. We also discuss the fate of Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who leaked documents about US surveillance programs. And we talk about chemtrails with Dane Wigington.