While many Republicans across the country have spent the last few years arguing that public schools are being used to indoctrinate kids into leftist viewpoints and that politics should kept out of schools, US Sen. Tim Scott suggests conservatives should get their own...
IDP Chair Ross Wilburn Talks Party Building, Voter Outreach, Caucus
It had been a while since a sitting chair of the Iowa Democratic Party visited the state’s most northwestern and conservative corner, so Ross Wilburn’s recent stop was noticeable. “We don’t always get a lot of attention up here in Red Country,” said O’Brien County...
Why Joe Biden’s Labor Secretary Could Come From Iowa
During an Iowa Caucus season packed with multi-candidate forums, Rep. Abby Finkenauer's labor-focused Fish Fry in Cedar Rapids was easily overshadowed in the national press by the state party's flashy Liberty and Justice mega-event held the day previous. But last...
IA-Sen: Buttigieg Backs Greenfield In Email To Iowa Voters
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is weighing in on Iowa's U.S. Senate race today with an email to supporters of Theresa Greenfield, calling her a "different kind of leader" who will help flip the Senate blue. " ... I know we're ready for a different kind...
IA-Sen: Buttigieg Backs Greenfield In Email To Iowa Voters
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is weighing in on Iowa's U.S. Senate race today with an email to supporters of Theresa Greenfield, calling her a "different kind of leader" who will help flip the Senate blue. " ... I know we're ready for a different kind...
Bernie Sanders Will Continue to Leave a Legacy
Guest op-ed from Sami Scheetz, former Iowa Constituency Outreach Director for Bernie Sanders. For more than 150 years, Iowa has served as a progressive beacon for the rest of the nation. We outlawed the death penalty nearly 60 years ago and became one of the first...
Bernie Sanders Will Continue to Leave a Legacy
Guest op-ed from Sami Scheetz, former Iowa Constituency Outreach Director for Bernie Sanders. For more than 150 years, Iowa has served as a progressive beacon for the rest of the nation. We outlawed the death penalty nearly 60 years ago and became one of the first...
The Titans/Pats Wild Card Game Was Meaningless
All that time in Boston turned out to be a waste. For eleven months after the New England Patriots won Super Bowl 53, the industrial-sports-media complex focused endless hours debating whether Tom Brady would defy his age and do it again. Sure, the Patriot's offense...
The Titans/Pats Wild Card Game Was Meaningless
All that time in Boston turned out to be a waste. For eleven months after the New England Patriots won Super Bowl 53, the industrial-sports-media complex focused endless hours debating whether Tom Brady would defy his age and do it again. Sure, the Patriot's offense...
Iowa Electeds, Candidates Warm To UBI Approach To Coronavirus
Andrew Yang, a former candidate for president, introduced Iowans and the country to Universal Basic Income when he kicked off his campaign here to compete in the caucuses. Yang's "Freedom Dividend," a $1,000 monthly paycheck from the government to all U.S. adults, was...