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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
Bird-dogging 101: How To Get Candidates On The Record
Learn to Get Candidates on the Record in Des Moines Are you sick of elections that seem more like reality shows than the workings of democracy? Learn how to cut through the noise and raise the level of discourse this … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged #InternetVoter, Free and open internet, Internet 2016 campaign, Iowa caucus 2016, net neutrality
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Willie Nelson For Hillary And Bernie
Media’s lame attempt to create drama fails because Willie understands that the greatest threat to Democracy is Republicans.
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton
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Failures Of Unrestrained Capitalism Fueling Sanders Campaign
Farron Cousins makes the case that Bernie’s popularity with young people is because they’ve seen the worst of unrestrained American capitalism.
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Bernie Sanders
Tagged Bernie Sanders 2016, corporate greed, unrestrained capitalism
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Misogyny And Hillary-Hate, The GOP’s Best Weapons
I agree with this author’s premise that some, not all, on the political left as well as on the right, hate Hillary Clinton because of underlying misogyny. Many (on the right) hate President Obama because of underlying racism. Electing our … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Hillary Clinton
Tagged Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton 2016, Hillary-hate, Misogyny, sexism
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Opting Out Of Black Friday
Our household has been an REI member for years. Our idea of a good time is a road trip to Madison to visit the huge, amazing REI store where they have everything you could possibly need for any outdoor adventure. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged black friday, Jim Hightower, spirit of Thanksgiving
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Top 5 Thanksgiving Dinner Debate Tips
Timely advice from our friends at ProgressIowa If you’re like me, you’ve got a lot of Thanksgiving food, family fun, and a heaping helping of face time with your conservative relatives. Are you the only progressive voice at the dinner … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Progress Iowa
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump, Equal pay for women, Syrian refugees
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Are Iowa Republicans Blum And King Koch Brothers Employees?
They might as well be. They are apparently working for the Kochs’ agenda, not for Iowans. Here is a message from the Iowa Democratic Party: Rod Blum Receives Award from Koch Brothers-Backed Group Pushing to Dismantle Medicare and Social Security … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare, Social Security
Tagged ending Medicare, medicare, Rep. Rod Blum, Republicans attack Social Security
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Stop Paul Ryan From Ending Medicare
Message from Congressman Dave Loebsack (D) This year marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare, a program that has long been a safety net for our seniors who rely on it for their basic healthcare needs. However, House Republicans, led by … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack, Medicare
Tagged Congressman Dave Loebsack, medicare, Paul Ryan budget
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Terrorists Are The Best Friends The Right Wing Ever Had
otherwords.org Bombs Won’t Cut It By Donald Kaul When Paris suffered attacks that killed 17 last January — at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket — it responded with great class. Parisians filled the streets, locked arm-in-arm … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged Paris attacks, Syrian refugees
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Medicaid Listening Sessions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a series of Listening Sessions regarding Iowa’s High Quality Health Care Initiative. The initiative proposes to move Iowa’s delivery of most Medicaid services to a managed care delivery system … Continue reading
Posted in medicaid expansion
Tagged Branstad's Medicaid Plan, Iowa High Quality Health Care Initiative, Medicaid Listening Sessions
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