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See awe-inspiring autumn hues by hitting these Driftless Area trails

September 3, 2026

Drink in autumn leaf displays paired with dramatic limestone bluffs, ice caves, and more on these Driftless Area hikes.

What if this made crisis intervention better in Iowa?

May 14, 2026

Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac—by, about, and for Iowa workers! If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: Solving a crisis without armed police? This Ottumwa woman thinks it could work; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and labor news briefs; Can you get your boss to…

Support for capitalism at record low

September 11, 2025

News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. Americans are starting to sour on capitalism. That’s according to the latest Gallup survey, which found the number of US adults who say they support capitalism—”an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods,” per Merriam-Webster—is at…

Iowa Senate Democrats hold up Reynolds’ appointees

April 22, 2026

Now that Iowa Democrats have broken Republicans’ supermajority in the Senate, they’re using it to trip up Gov. Kim Reynolds’ choice for a key department lead. Starting in 2022, Republicans enjoyed a supermajority in the Iowa Senate. This meant that Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ state agency appointees, which require a two-thirds majority in the Senate…

What ICE money could buy: Iowa layoffs and news Aug. 27, 2026

August 27, 2026

EPI has a nifty new calculator that tells you exactly how much your state’s (or metro’s) taxpayers are paying for the billions of dollars ICE is getting, and what that could pay for instead.

Trump’s push for ID has nothing to do with the election threats Iowa faces

July 16, 2026

Register to vote, check your registration status, and understand the actual threats to election security heading into 2026. Link in the bio for our voter registration guide. Read the full story on Iowa Starting Line.

Tapestry Farms Executive Director Ann McGlynn on bringing joy to the Quad Cities’ refugee community

December 15, 2025

Tapestry Farms provides resources to the Quad Cities’ refugee community. We spoke with executive director Ann McGlynn about how its mission has changed lives for the better.

The economy is great again (LOL): Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news, Jan. 29, 2026

January 30, 2026

The economy is great again? That’s what US Rep. Ashley Hinson, running for US Senate, wrote in a Des Moines Register opinion piece this week in advance of President Donald Trump’s speech where he tried saying the same thing while he was in Clive Tuesday.

Iowa Abortion Advocates: This Is A Step In The Right Direction

June 16, 2023

Francine Thompson’s home state has not given her a lot to celebrate lately. “I’m a sixth-generation Iowan and I’m very proud of the state that I live in,” said Thompson, who serves as executive director of the Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City. “But I have been disappointed by some of the most recent harmful…

WATCH: From Instagram activism to running for Iowa Senate (w/ Catelin Drey) (PT 2) – Cornhole Champions #36

August 20, 2025

Can Democrats win in deep-red western Iowa? As Republicans dominate rural districts, one mom is betting that grassroots organizing and door-to-door conversations can flip a seat that hasn’t seen Democratic representation in years. On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith sits down with Caitlyn Drey, the 37-year-old founder of Moms for Iowa, who’s…