Register Columnist: Lawmaker Who Yelled N-Word on TV Wasn’t Being Racist
“Why is the n-word the only remaining curse word?” Joel Kurtinitis, a former staffer on Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign and a Des Moines...
An Evening at the Holiday Inn Ballroom
John Guandolo is a former FBI agent who resigned in disgrace over a series of ethical violations including an affair with a confidential source...
Downtown Des Moines Has a Discrimination Problem
I live in one of those fancy apartments that they’re having trouble filling up downtown. A couple months ago, many of my neighbors began...
Iowa’s No. 1 State Ranking Is a Cruel Joke
On Tuesday, the day before Iowa Senate Republicans passed a massively unaffordable, billion-dollar tax cut and another bill that would outlaw virtually all abortions...
School Deform in Iowa: A Historic and Present Danger
Dear Governor Branstad,
I think it would be good if Iowa had school vouchers. It doesn’t seem fair that if I want to go to...
Is Party Unity Even Possible Between Progressives and Corporate Democrats? Just Ask Iowa
The modern-day progressive movement that is currently so active seems to have both adopted a new shape and then taken off quickly in 2003...
Chickens in the Yard
A few weeks ago, a group I founded was scheduled to go before the Boone City Council to ask for an ordinance allowing people...
Challenging Boone’s Established Pecking Order
Years ago I moved to Boone (I’ve lived between Ames and Boone all my life) and one of the best things about the town...
The Most Important Legislation of My Lifetime
Editor's note: Scott Galindez was a progressive journalist who came to Iowa to cover Bernie Sanders' presidential bid. Battling kidney problems for some time,...
