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The inflatable Antifa army at No Kings Des Moines

October 21, 2025

Plus: Protests, rallies, and more Share with a friend Amie here. Thanks again for your support of our series on Cancer in Iowa, which had previously taken over Tuesdays in your inbox. Now, we’re back with your week ahead: protests/events, a quick authoritarianism explainer, this week’s must-see video, and 3 things to know. …

The inflatable Antifa army at No Kings Des Moines

WATCH: Inflatable costumes at No Kings Des Moines

October 20, 2025

A lobster, a dinosaur, and Baby Shark walk into an Antifa meeting

WATCH: Inflatable costumes at No Kings Des Moines

Hundreds of Des Moines nurses could unionize this weekend

December 4, 2025

News about and for the working class Share with a friend After a delayed vote because of the government shutdown, hundreds of nurses at four UnityPoint hospitals in the Des Moines area are voting this weekend on whether to unionize with Teamsters Local 90—an election being closely watched by non-union nurses across Iowa who are also…

Hundreds of Des Moines nurses could unionize this weekend

ICE almost deported Indigenous Des Moines woman

November 13, 2025

A day before Des Moines woman Leticia Jacobo was scheduled to be released from the Polk County Jail, jail staff told Jacobo she would be turned over to ICE agents—even though Jacobo is Native American.

ICE almost deported Indigenous Des Moines woman

WATCH: Des Moines, Iowa No Kings protest

June 17, 2025

Thousands took over the entire front lawn of the Iowa State Capitol building in Des Moines on June 14 for the No Kings protest—and the sign game was on point.

WATCH: Des Moines, Iowa No Kings protest

‘I’m done.’ Des Moines worker moving to Germany

April 22, 2026

Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here with a quick correction: I had the wrong link for Workers Memorial Day events around Iowa on April 28! Here’s the correct one, and I’ve also changed it on our website. (Thanks to reader Caroline L. for catching that!) If break…

‘I’m done.’ Des Moines worker moving to Germany

Des Moines worker moving to Germany for better health care

April 22, 2026

I was chatting with Matthew Peirce about being laid off from his job at a small insurance company in Des Moines recently, when he dropped this bombshell: “I’m moving to Germany,” he said. “I’m done.”

Des Moines worker moving to Germany for better health care

🥧 Celebrating Pi (and great Des Moines pie places)

March 10, 2026

Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. Here’s how much the Iran war has already cost us. Sure, gas prices are going up, but it turns out that was the plan all along! 🏒 Trouncing their opponents: The Paralympic Winter Games began last week, and Kevin McKee of Davenport and his…

🥧 Celebrating Pi (and great Des Moines pie places)

1st Starbucks in Des Moines voting on a union

July 24, 2025

News about and for the working class Share with a friend It’s Thursday, July 24, 2025. As part of our Cancer in Iowa series, Zachary and I are looking for Iowans who have concerns that the chemicals, processes, or other things in your workplace may be cancer-causing—or have already caused cancer in them or…

1st Starbucks in Des Moines voting on a union

Des Moines Allegiant pilot warns a strike could be coming

December 19, 2025

An Allegiant pilot based in Des Moines says pilots have been negotiating with the airline for five years just to get the same pay other pilots get.

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