Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Ben Wikler And David Hogg For DNC Chair And Vice-Chair

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Trish Nelson

The DNC is headed by a chairperson, five vice chairpersons, a treasurer, a secretary, and a national finance chair, who are all elected by vote of members of the Democratic National Committee itself. 448 DNC members will vote on a … Continue reading →

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On Tyranny Lesson 8: Stand Up And Stand Out

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Trish Nelson

From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, lesson #8 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube.  They are all short videos, no ads. “Stand out. Someone has to. It is … Continue reading →

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Marc Elias Speaks With Ben Wikler In DNC Chair Candidate Series

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Democrats are voting for a national chair next month. Marc Elias of Democracy Docket is doing a DNC chair candidate series. Thanks to Dave Bradley for passing this on; we hope everyone gets a chance to watch. It is critical … Continue reading →

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Defending Democracy Without Fear

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Substack is no replacement for newspapers but it is a place to find good writing and good people fighting for democracy. It’s free or you can choose to be a paid subscriber to whoever you like. And it’s nice that … Continue reading →

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Feed The Kids

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Trish Nelson

From the January 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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On Tyranny: Lesson 7

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Today is a good day to remind us of the danger of tyranny. From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, lesson #7 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube.  They … Continue reading →

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Biden Awards Presidential Citizens Medal To Liz Cheney

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Liz Cheney tried hard to rid the country of the Trump danger. She even came to Des Moines. Her appearance got little coverage from the Iowa press. Most Iowans probably didn’t even know it happened.  Had this been a Trump … Continue reading →

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Resolutions To Keep Democracy Alive

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Trish Nelson

George Lakoff, cognitive linguist and author of Don’t Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives  and other books has a website and newsletter called FrameLab.  You can follow FrameLab free or … Continue reading →

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The Times They Are A Changing

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Trish Nelson

We saw the Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown over Christmas. I had mentioned in a conversation on social media that I wasn’t planning to see it because I didn’t trust Hollywood to do justice to Dylan or the times. … Continue reading →

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Ben Wikler for DNC Chair

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Iowa DNC members: Scott Brennan, DNC Member June Owens, DNC Member Jan Bauer, DNC Member At-Large Sandy Opstvedt, DNC Member At-Large Contact IDP: 5661 Fleur Drive| Des Moines, IA 50321|Phone: 515-244-7292|info@iowademocrats.org

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