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,...
Criminal Justice Reform Advocate Compares Kim Reynolds to MLK Jr., JFK
A fawning column published last Tuesday in the Des Moines Register by the director of a national criminal justice reform group active in the...
In Iowa, US, Unions Are at a Crossroads
“What do we do when we’re under attack? Stand up, fight back!”
It was a chant that echoed throughout the Iowa State Capitol back in...
Dan DeGeest’s Council Review, June 16, 2017: Old Middle School Housing Proposal
Annotating the Council Preview in highlighted text
Hi Friends,
I love Ames in the summer. The town seem a little sleepier, things move a little slower,...
