Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Climate Change Making Extreme Weather Worse

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Btw, when and why did we stop calling it global warming?

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Climate Change | Tagged climate change, extreme weather, global warming | 1 Comment

Packed Town Hall Confronts Grassley On His Support of Kavanaugh and Trump

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa | Tagged Grassley town hall 2018, Grassley town hall Osceola, Kavanaugh | 1 Comment

Kavanaugh: Net Neutrality Unconstitutional

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Trish Nelson

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/ “Fight for the Future works to protect your rights in the digital age.” Last week, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh doubled down on his stance that net neutrality is illegal and unconstitutional.1 If the Senate votes Kavanaugh onto the … Continue reading →

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Dave Loebsack Questions Twitter CEO About Online Harassment

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Twitter CEO to Loebsack: “We agree with all your points.” At a recent House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing with Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, Dave questioned him about the actions his company is taking to keep teens who … Continue reading →

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J. D. Scholten Raises Questions About King’s Tax Payer Funded Trips To Austria To Meet With Neo-Nazis

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Election message from J.D. Scholten: “With less than two months until Election Day, it’s time for Steve King to step up and answer our challenge to debate. A time-honored tradition of our democracy, the people of Iowa’s 4th Congressional District … Continue reading →

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Labor Confronts Trump Followers

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Trish Nelson

The column looks at the continuing struggles of American workers to secure a decent standard of living. by Ralph Scharnau The stock market currently reaches historic highs, unemployment dips to new lows, and analysts pronounce the economy strong. Despite these … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean Gets Donald Trump

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Very few pundits that I listen to really get it about Donald Trump. Most of them think there’s a there there as far as Trump is concerned. They have some pop psychology theory of what makes him tick and say … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Largest Utilities To Slash Energy Efficiency Programs

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from CCI – Iowa Citizens for Comunity Improvement Right now, Iowa’s two largest, for-profit monopoly energy utilities, MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy, are developing their next 5-year energy efficiency plans. These plans will be reviewed and approved by … Continue reading →

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Bill Clinton and Chaka Khan Honor The Queen of Soul

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Farewell, Aretha. ICYMI – Watch this incredible performance by Chaka Khan. Watch all the way to the end.

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Loebsack Questions To EPA On Hardship Waiver Remain Unanswered

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Trish Nelson

After 4 Months, EPA Fails to Fully Respond to Loebsack Questions on RFS “Hardship” Waiver Washington, D.C. – After four months, Congressman Dave Loebsack finally received a response from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the specific questions he had … Continue reading →

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