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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
September 17th Is Constitution Day
September 17 is Constitution Day. It’s the day that marks the birth of American democracy — the day that the foundational rules of our rights and freedoms were signed into law. But Constitution Day is about more than just history. … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution Day, Public Citizen
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Lessons From History: The 1963 Bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church
Early in the century, when he was U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, former Senator Doug Jones prosecuted Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, who as members of the Ku Klux Klan participated in the 1963 … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights movement, History of violence political violence, racial inequality, segregation
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Sorting Out Political Violence In The U.S.
Including things that didn’t get covered last week. Follow Heather Cox Richardson – heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe http://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/podcast
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Tagged Guns in America, violence in america
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DNR Wants Your Feedback On Iowa’s Water Quality
Action alert from Citizens for Community Improvement: Iowa DNR is asking for feedback on Iowa’s water quality! They are hosting 2 virtual public hearings for a Triennial Review of water quality standards. “Under the Clean Water Act, a state shall, from … Continue reading
Message To Americans From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
“Think of how much more is at risk” This is a great short explainer to share with friends who may not be paying as much attention as you are or who say they don’t do politics.
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Tagged constitution, Roberts court, Scotus
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Miller-Meeks Copies Trump’s Pattern Of Manipulating Public Opinion
In case you missed it, there was a terrible murder in Charlotte, North Carolina last month. It was a tragedy that does not deserve to be a talking point for Republicans to make fake arguments about crime and shamelessly … Continue reading
No Kings 2.0 Coming
Announcement From Indivisible: In June, we mobilized millions of people to take to the streets and declare with one voice: America has no kings. Trump’s birthday parade was drowned out by protests in all 50 states and throughout the world. … Continue reading
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Campaign 2026: Beware Of Dirty Tricks
I’m aware of the redundancy of saying “beware of dirty tricks” while we already have a convicted felon occupying the White House engaging in impeachable, lawless behavior on a daily basis. No wonder the party sacrificed the waffley Joni Ernst … Continue reading
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Secrecy Is A Hallmark Of The Reynolds Administration
From the September 2025 edition of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is funded entirely by reader subscription, available in hard copy for $15/yr. Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. Click here for archived … Continue reading
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Tagged #SHSI, Covid Kim, Iowa history, prairie progressive
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Action alert from Indivisible A huge, huge story broke just before the holiday weekend, but hardly anyone is talking about it. Let’s change that, shall we? Here’s the story: Donald Trump and Dr. Oz* are rolling out a pilot program … Continue reading
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