By Travis Coltrain  [email protected] Rachel Dolezal recently released her book In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World. While I didn’t read the book, I have followed...

By Katrina Custardo  [email protected] Inclusiveness is becoming very important for shows and movies to portray. In “Doctor Who,” for instance, the Doctor’s new companion, Bill, has...

By Zach Weigel [email protected] In the wake of congressional Republicans’ failed Obamacare-replacement bill, many political pundits have used their best Monday morning quarterbacking skills...

By Beau Elliot [email protected] “In mid-1968, President Nixon appointed Rear Adm. Elmo Zumwalt as the commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Vietnam, with a promotion to vice admiral.” OK,...

By Logan Pillard [email protected] Last week, Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill that barred cities and counties from raising the minimum wage, raising uncertainty for student workers already...

By Mars Thera Pope  [email protected] The Iowa House Human Resources Committee passed a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, dropping the “heartbeat measure” that would have banned them after...

By Dot Armstrong  [email protected] Like most other Americans, Brexit has me mystified and concerned. Like most other left-leaning white folks with Scottish ancestry, I’ve considered...

by Wylliam Smith  [email protected] Gender equality is a prominently discussed topic in the media nowadays, especially because of events such as the Women’s March. Gender norms force people...

by Dan Williams  [email protected] I, too, have fond memories of wasted nights, days, and everything in between; I have my fair share of stories of missing jail by a hair’s breath; I have my...

By Laura Townsend  [email protected] In the midst of a peaceful Iowa City summer, it is easy to see why the public art around town is important to our community. Children jump and play around...

By Dot Armstrong  [email protected] Former President Barack Obama’s leftover policies and President Trump’s mania for systemic revision have been performing a lurching tango in the...

Joe Lane [email protected] Recently, the news cycle has been laser-focused on the failed health insurance bill, the American Health Care Act. Fewer than 100 days into the Trump presidency, the...