Tag Archives: #resist

What Is The Way Back From Concentration Camps To Democracy?

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Andrea Pitzer is the author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps, Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World, and The Secret History of Vladimir Nabokov. Times being what they are, lately when I read I … Continue reading →

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What Happens Next? The Growing Movement

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Happy Friday! If you weren’t able to catch Indivisible’s weekly update and planning call, here is the recording.  I try to never miss these calls.  If you catch the live, you can submit questions. See below for links to a … Continue reading →

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More Maddow, Please

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Trish Nelson

As you know, Rachel Maddow was on a self-chosen one night a week schedule on MSNBC for some time and her replacement was Alex Wagner the other four nights. After Donald Trump won the election, she helped out the network … Continue reading →

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We Need Everybody

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Trish Nelson

From the May 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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Scenes From Iowa City #Handsoff Protest

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Trish Nelson

I’m sure you’ve seen the local news coverage, social media posts about the massively successful April 5 #handsoff protests around Iowa, the country and even other countries. Here is a look at the crowd in Iowa City. First video is … Continue reading →

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No One Else

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Here is a letter our friend Laura posted on Facebook. She gave permission to share in order to help others.  She is a lawyer and a dog trainer and an all around good human being.  This is one of the … Continue reading →

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Kris Kobach Found In Contempt Of Court In Voting Rights Case

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Trish Nelson

kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article.html Federal judge finds Kris Kobach in contempt of court in voting rights case Kris Kobach has been found in contempt of court by a federal judge in Kansas. Trump’s Vote Thief-in-Chief has violated the rights of 36,000 Kansas citizens, … Continue reading →

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