Iowa has saved nearly a billion dollars in a rainy-day fund. Yet, Iowa Republicans have continued to underfund critical services in fighting the pandemic, including Iowa’s public universities. Look...

Nearly a year has passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the virus came fear and uncertainty because of fast-spreading misinformation. Social media plays an intrinsic role in our...

Earlier this month noted actor Elliot Page came out as trans with he/they pronouns. While there was a lot of outpouring of support and congratulations, there is also some confusion as to what exactly...

The Iowa City City council, members of the Iowa Freedom Riders, and others participated in a forum to discuss mental health reform in the Iowa City Police Department. Similar events have happened in...

I understand why it means a lot to liberal disability advocates that Biden mentioned us in his speech, but a Biden victory does not automatically equate to a victory for disability advocates. While...

Throughout this year, we have started conversation on ending systemic racism in America like in the police force and education system. However, police brutality and discrimination in schools are...

Winter — the season that most Midwesterners spend holed up in their houses with fireplaces aflame, feasting on casseroles of undisclosed ingredients, and frolicking in the snow when the windchill...

What is human trafficking? The United Nations has identified three elements to its definition: the act, pertaining to what is done; the means pertaining to how it is done; and finally the purpose of...

As the clock winds down for congress to pass both a spending bill and any relief bill before the new year, the most prominent relief proposal in congress right now looks unlikely to pass. The $900...

We are reaching the end of the year, and COVID-19 is still dominating our lives. Hospitals are overwhelmed,  cases are still spiking, and lives are still being lost. So why is it getting worse...

With the stresses placed on everyone by the COVID-19 pandemic, being able to focus on college work seems more difficult with each passing day. While dropping out isn’t exactly a plan to be advised,...

The average person does not need to read Pulitzer Prize winning works to experience a story worthy of one — they are already living such a story. We just don’t acknowledge it. The Daily Iowan’s...