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Some people believe it’s dangerous to show experiences like mine as part of what it means to be a regular, American family
Early last June, I committed an atrocity. My crime: Offending a white woman by clicking “like” on a Facebook post …
Iowa man’s lawyer argues rioters were the real victims in Trump’s plot to subvert the election process
Our red-state, trailblazing governor claimed yet another cookie-cutter national culture war trophy this week.
To write this achievement gap off as another outcome of poverty without acknowledging the role of systemic barriers to economic advancement is to do a disservice to the work of equity.
The federal purse is open and politicians have sticky fingers. The Democrat-controlled Congress is reinstating earmarks this year and members of both parties are dashing for cash.
Industries do not let people who occupy minority identities tell their own stories
Iowa’s Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are pressing the issue, but thousands are in limbo as Biden’s Sept. 11 deadline approaches
For one, we need a governor who doesn’t choose campaigning over governing at a critical moment.
In a free society, criticisms of the state must enjoy special protection.
Tax cuts, gun rights and limits on surveillance? That’s all anti-cop, Iowa Democrats argued on the House and Senate floors this year.
Charter schools aren’t subject to less accountability than traditional public schools. They’re subject to more.
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