Trump Announces Education Initiative: Oligarch-friendly Trump Book

NEW YORK (UP) – Pres. Trump, standing in the library of Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, the school his son attends on New York’s Upper West Side, announced his new education initiative on Saturday morning. “This initiative, for educating our children, is going to be great,” Pres. Trump told the seven onlookers and twenty-three Secret …

Apricot Americans Outraged, Trump Exposed Wearing Orangeface

Please note: This is satire. It will also teach you all of the synonyms for orange. Isn’t learning fun?! Florida (UP) – The Apricot American Support Society (AASS) released a statement today blasting President Donald Trump as a “counterfeit carrot-skin.” Driving this unrest in the Apricot American community is an image released earlier this week …

Race for the Chair: Sandy Dockendorff

JANUARY 18, 2017 For a large format version of this article click here. Sandy Dockendorff has lived a life of service. She has worked as a nurse and empowerment coordinator for the Child Welfare Decategorization “Decat” Project. Dockendorff served on the Danville School Board for 2 terms, six of those years as President. She has a long …

Race for the Chair: Kurt Meyer

JANUARY 18, 2017 For a large format version of this article click here. Kurt Meyer likes finding solutions to problems, and he believes he knows the salve for the Iowa Democratic Party’s woes. “We need to mine the lessons of 2016. It’s important to listen and assess and incorporate what we’ve learned as we move forward. …

Race for the Chair: Derek Eadon

For a large format version of this article click here. Derek Eadon wants to help the Iowa Democratic Party redefine its message and its meaning for voters. “[Democrats] haven’t done a good job communicating what we stand for, and we haven’t fought for the things we all agree are important.” Eadon’s strategy for the IDP would …

The Odd-Year Caucus isn’t so Odd

“There’s a caucus this year? Trump was just elected. Why would we have another caucus?” Said almost everyone I’ve told about the odd-year caucus. Or is it Odd-Year Caucus? Please, if you’re one of those people, don’t feel slighted. Two years ago, I had no idea the odd-year caucus existed. The state and county Democratic …

President Trump Broke Comedy

MARCH 21, 2017 President Trump Broke Comedy President Trump, in his march to destroy America so he can make it great again, has destroyed comedy. That seem too hyperbolic to you? Watch this. If you prefer to see the whole monologue here it is. It will give you a better sense of how hot the crowd was …

National Association of Democratic Disability Caucuses to hold Virtual Forum for DNC Chair Candidates

The National Association of Democratic Disability Caucuses will hold a Virtual Forum for the DNC Chair candidates on Sunday, February 12th, 2017. The forum will be hosted by the co-authors of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), former Congressman Tony Coelho and former Senator Tom Harkin. The candidates attending the forum are: Sally Boynton Brown, …

Who will be the next Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party?

Democrats, Greens, liberal and lefties all, we took a beating on Election Day 2016. Not only are we facing four years of a man whose response to the ivory tower elitism of Washington DC is to build a bigger, gaudier golden tower on the swamp he drained, but not before putting in industrial scale sewers. …

Disability Caucus Leading the Way

On Saturday, December 10th, 2016 the Iowa Democratic Party Disability Caucus held a Virtual Forum for candidates seeking the position of IDP Chair. All eight candidates for the Chair attended. Catherine Crist, Chair of the IDP Disability Caucus, moderated the forum. Technical assistance from Sarah Hind and Holly Christine Brown allowed the Forum to be …