Going into the first two nights of Democratic debates, the 20 participating candidates had more or less the same goal: leave a good impression. Regardless of whether they were an upper-tier candidate looking...
When setting special-election dates, Gov. Kim Reynolds must ask herself: “Why ‘get out the vote’ when you can suppress it?”
Constituents of Iowa House District 46 were offered a chance to elect...
“He gave us a signal,” Gotham Police Commissioner Jim Gordon declares. Gordon then pulls a level for a massive spotlight; it lightens up the dark sky with the silhouette of a bat. The gothic...
Throughout its history, Iowa has been a place in which women break barriers. Time after time, Iowa women have shown if they set their minds to something, work hard, and believe in themselves, they can...
It’s business as usual in Iowa: The state Board of Regents, the nine-member governing board that oversees Iowa’s three public universities, has hardly been held accountable for failing to uphold its...
In a place where Israelis and Palestinians live separated by lines drawn in the sand, there is one location in the West Bank where both parties come together.
Located in a humble community center in...
As places go, Iowa City is well-known for its liberal atmosphere and for good reason. Compared with much of the state — and the country — Iowa City is a surprisingly blue area for its size and location....
“Why don’t you guys do something?”
Stormé DeLarverie said those words 50 years ago, the first night of the Stonewall Inn raids, powering a movement for LGBTQ liberation and equality. They still...
Ah, the Swamp. Not just any old swamp but the Swamp. Bane of our existence.
As Shelley put it: “… Power, like a desolating pestilence,/Pollutes whate’er it touches; and obedience,/Bane of all...
A young star in the Democratic Party, a member of an oppressed minority, and a successful mayor — no, I’m not talking about Pete Buttigieg. Julián Castro is running for president.
Castro served...
“It’s almost more humane to kill someone immediately than it is to intentionally bury a man alive.” This is how Thomas Silverstein experienced prison, and it provides a first-person view of the injustices...
The University of Iowa is exploring a potential private-public partnership for its utility system that may be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to advance the state of Iowa through strategically investing...
