Sofia wakes up early to take her son to daycare before going to work. She is back in her office at an insurance company after more than three months of working from home due to the Covid-19. As a single mom, it was a challenge trying to work while caring for and...
Sofia wakes up early to take her son to daycare before going to work. She is back in her office at an insurance company after more than three months of working from home due to the Covid-19. As a single mom, it was a challenge trying to work while caring for and...
Our children stopped attending school since the lockdown this past spring due to the pandemic. Parents, grandparents and guardians wondered how kids would return to school safely and what the state of Iowa would do to protect them. COVID-19 is relentless. It is...
Our children stopped attending school since the lockdown this past spring due to the pandemic. Parents, grandparents and guardians wondered how kids would return to school safely and what the state of Iowa would do to protect them. COVID-19 is relentless. It is...
Des Moines residents woke up to a new ordinance this past Tuesday. The City Council passed a racial profiling ordinance that prohibits biased policing and requires city employees to report violations by officers. After years of talks and negotiations from local...
During a year full of unexpected and dreadful events, hope emerges through the rubble. Young people are showing up in powerful ways and are becoming the catalyst for some of the most clear and difficult conversations we have had on racism, inequality and injustice...
As the United States turns its attention to the crisis of injustice and racism, the coronavirus pandemic still rages on, continuing to impact the most vulnerable among us. For many Iowans working in meatpacking plants, the virus not only continues to threaten their...
As if a pandemic was not enough, now many Iowans face the possibility of being evicted from their homes, thanks to a decision from Gov. Kim Reynolds. Originally the Governor used federal CARES Act funds for a program that would prevent renters from evictions and...
The day has finally arrived, a day many dreamt and thought would never come: Steven King is defeated. He was beat by state Sen. Randy Feenstra during the primary elections on Tuesday. After 18 years in Congress, he became ineffective in representing Iowans that...
The day has finally arrived, a day many dreamt and thought would never come: Steven King is defeated. He was beat by state Sen. Randy Feenstra during the primary elections on Tuesday. After 18 years in Congress, he became ineffective in representing Iowans that...
