Author Archives: Trish Nelson

The King is Dead

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Trish Nelson

I wrote this article for the March 2021 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription,  available only in hard copy for $12/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City … Continue reading →

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How To Stop Being A Business Hostile Republican

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Follow the Iowa Senate Democrats on Facebook Janet Peterson: “When radical Republican lawmakers push bathroom bills, anti-LGBTQ+ bills and voter suppression bills they make it harder for Iowa to win businesses and workers. When radical Republicans push bills to get … Continue reading →

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Iowa Mobile Home Residents Still Fighting For Protections

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Published with permission from the March 2021 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The Prairie Progressive is  funded entirely by reader subscription,  available only in hard copy for $12/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City … Continue reading →

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FCC Deadlock: We Need Another Commissioner

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from FreePress: In the waning days of the last administration, the Trump White House and Republican-controlled Senate gave us one final parting gift: a deadlocked FCC. That deadlock has put some of our most important work on hold: … Continue reading →

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The Hidden History Of Guns And The Second Amendment

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Thom Hartmann’s hidden history series is available on Amazon. Other books in Hartmann’s hidden history series include: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming our Democracy from the Ruling Class; Guns and the Second Amendment; Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed … Continue reading →

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President Biden’s Address To The Nation On The Anniversary Of COVID-19

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Trish Nelson
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The Urgent Need For Government Relief Spending

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau Biden and his fellow Democrats now control the legislative agenda. The issues include the global pandemic virus, the climate crisis, the sluggish economy, the struggling wage earners, and gender/racial/ethnic discrimination. The Biden administration has launched an aggressive … Continue reading →

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Blue Alert Live With Congresswoman Cindy Axne

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Because not everyone is on Facebook.

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YouTube Should Ban The Former Guy Permanently

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from FreePress Last week, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said that Donald Trump would be allowed to return to the video platform when “the risk of violence decreases.”1 The problem is, every time Trump is given an audience, the … Continue reading →

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Support Your Local Newspaper

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox. From Kyle Munson, President, Western Iowa Journalism Foundation. I’m not here to romanticize one of the most important sounds of the last century: the reassuring thwap of a print newspaper hitting front doorsteps across America. The format … Continue reading →

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