Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Take These Three Steps During The 2018 Iowa Legislative Session

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Trish Nelson

An important message from the Iowa Senate Democrats LIKE, SHARE and take these three steps to stay informed: 1) Join the Iowa Progressive Statehouse Network and get email updates from the Iowa House and Senate Democrats. http://iowahouse.org/progressivenetwork/ 2) Like and … Continue reading →

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You’re Invited To The People’s Condition Of The State #OurIowa

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Action alert for today from ProgressIowa On Tuesday, January 9th, Governor Kim Reynolds will deliver her first Condition of the State address. Will you be there to help us respond?  Join us at the capitol, and share online using the … Continue reading →

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Austin Frerick For The Future

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Austin Frerick has rolled out his first campaign video and like all of his communications,  it reflects who he really is and what he cares about. Austin Frerick is one of the most exciting congressional candidates to come out of … Continue reading →

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Trump First Heard Of Kim Jong Un’s Nuclear Comments From Fox News

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Trish Nelson

We first posted this video back in March of 2017.  Trevor Noah and The Daily Show did a brilliant and shockingly true segment, Who Is The Real President?  suggesting that Fox News is the “real” president because Trump gets all … Continue reading →

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Grassley Continues Obstructionist Behavior

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Trish Nelson

In the first five minutes of the clip below from Tuesday night’s TMRS, Rachel calls out Chuck Grassley, reminding us that he made a public statement, replying to a constituent question at a town hall meeting in Mt. Ayr, Iowa … Continue reading →

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Ann Selzer Sees Wake Up Call For Kim Reynolds

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Trish Nelson

…and other hopeful news for Dems.

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Rob Hogg: Iowa Water Quality A “Serious Challenge”

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Trish Nelson

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2018/01/01/iowa-needs-real-action-water-solutions-not-gop-facade/ Iowa needs real action for water solutions, not GOP facade Rob Hogg, Iowa View contributor These are not normal times, with real concerns about interference in our elections by a hostile foreign power, powerful voices seeking to legitimize sexist, … Continue reading →

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Iowa Peace and Justice 2017 in Review

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Trish Nelson

In 2018 we must have even more resolve to resist Trumpism, corporatism and the corrupt Republican party that has collectively sold itself to the highest bidder. Every activist participates in his or her own way.  We have to do three … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year From Blog for Iowa

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Trish Nelson
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Fox News Has Ruined An Entire Generation

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Jen Senko is a guest on this broadcast. Click here to see my review of her documentary about right wing media,  The Brainwashing of My Dad.

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