In the summer of 2012, same-sex couple Charlie Craig and David Mullins visited Masterpiece Cakeshop in Denver to order a custom wedding cake to celebrate their marriage. However, Jack Phillips, the owner...

When many of us think of prison, we see people in jumpsuits who have seen the worst of society and participated in it. What we forget is that they’re still people. When they have finished paying their...

The opioid crisis is just starting to find its way into the spotlight, despite the fact that a predicted 90 Americans die after an opioid overdose per day, according to drugabuse.gov. It all started in...

University of Iowa Assistant Professor Jodi Linley sought to open people’s minds on the subject of white privilege, but she dug a rabbit hole that uncovers the ugly side of white supremacy. Her article,...

By Lucee Laursen [email protected] The Iowa City community united again to protest the current minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. The crowd could be heard chanting “hey hey, ho ho, low wages have...

As a journalist, I believe the media are essential to maintaining a strong democracy, and I still condemn vilification of the “fake news media” that aims to deepen public cynicism about the press....

Why? As in, why did Our Great Leader (just last week) reignite his highly controversial remarks on the Charlotteslville protests (there is some kind of moral equivalency between some on the left and...

Iowa’s win against North Texas was … interesting. Somewhere in the midst of the 19 penalties and four replay reviews there was a football game. Who would have guessed? The game had a weird flow...

Ronnie Sorensen [email protected] Imagine yourself on the next flight to a distant country far, far away from Iowa City. You gaze out of the window seat and see an endless view of crashing...

I think it’s fair to say that for many of us, this was one of the most tumultuous years we’ve experienced politically and socially. Then again, it feels like we say that with every passing year. Or,...

Far too often, the terms “global warming” and “climate change” are used interchangeably when, in fact, they mean two completely different things. According to NASA, global warming specifically...

The state of Iowa unions looks grim. By Mars Thera Pope [email protected] Unions for public workers today have lost their power in Iowa. Such unions cannot negotiate health insurance, seniority perks,...