Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Medicare For All Vs. Medicare Advantage

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Thom Hartmann talks with Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, about Medicare Advantage programs.  He discusses why we need to move to Medicare for all and beef up coverage to include vision, dental and hearing instead of using … Continue reading →

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America’s Seven Traumas That Led Us To Plutocracy

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for the truth tellers.  Follow RFK, Jr. on Facebook ### READ and SHARE my latest in Newsweek “My grandfather, Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, warned that America could not be both an imperial nation abroad and … Continue reading →

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The Fight For Net Neutrality Continues

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Fight for the Future Time is running out for Congress to reverse Ajit Pai’s repeal of net neutrality. Sign the open letter to Congress: restore net neutrality before it’s too late! We’re just 21 days away from … Continue reading →

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Food Insecurity In Iowa

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Trish Nelson
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Sinclair Broadcasting And Its History Of Using Local TV To Influence Elections

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Below are excerpts from a long, well-researched article, The Growth of Sinclair’s Conservative Media Empire, by Sheelah Kolhatkar in the New Yorker about Sinclair Broadcasting that dates all the way back to the 2004 election and the company’s interference in … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Animals Deserve Better

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Iowa Voters for Companion Animals Iowa’s two most pressing companion animal issues are weak cruelty laws and a lack of oversight of commercial dog breeding facilities.  Companion Animal Cruelty Laws Iowa’s companion animal cruelty laws are weak. … Continue reading →

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Congresswoman-Elect Cindy Axne On Iowa Press

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Trish Nelson

ICYMI:  Friday,  November 9 Iowa Press

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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Mid-Terms Review

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Trish Nelson

And now a word from Ed Fallon. First, I want to thank Matt McCoy for calling out Matt Whitaker (President Trump’s new acting Attorney General) for Whitaker’s politically-motivated witch hunt against McCoy in 2007. Whitaker was a U.S. Attorney at … Continue reading →

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Why You Must Never Retweet or Repeat Trump’s Gibberish

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Trish Nelson

I am a big fan of George Lakoff.  We’ve been posting his work on BFIA for years.  I agree with everything he says about language. But having said that, I would like to add that I’ve noticed that he and … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump versus Robert Mueller

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau On May 17, 2017, Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to investigate possible Russian interference in U.S. elections and related matters. Since then, President Trump and some GOP state and congressional officials have expressed unhappiness with … Continue reading →

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