Videos
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WATCH: Art Cullen: How big Ag broke Iowa… and what comes next – Cornhole Champions #44
It’s easy to romanticize small-town Iowa — cornfields, calm mornings, and hardworking families. But behind the postcard image is a story of consolidation, pollution, and the steady draining of civic power.
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WATCH: Inflatable costumes at No Kings Des Moines
A lobster, a dinosaur, and Baby Shark walk into an Antifa meeting
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WATCH: Politicians avoid town halls. Iowans take to the streets for No Kings
As politicians avoid town halls, Iowans take to the streets for No Kings protests.
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WATCH: Iowans, talk to your lawmakers about cancer
Iowa Rep. Austin Baeth (D-Des Moines) urges Iowans to talk to their lawmakers this legislative session about the state’s cancer crisis. Check out the latest epsiode of Cornhole Champions here: https://youtu.be/zHIPuHtbfIg?si=044Vuk_w7rfYeyNW
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WATCH: What Iowa can do to reverse cancer rates? (w/ State Rep. Austin Baeth) – Cornhole Champions #43
Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in the nation, and it’s getting worse. State Rep. Austin Baeth isn’t just a politician. He’s a practicing physician who sees cancer patients every day and watches people die from this disease in his palliative care work. His unique perspective as both doctor and lawmaker reveals the harsh reality:…
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WATCH: This day in history: Anti-gay media personality Anita Bryant pied in Des Moines
On this day in 1977, gay rights activist Thom Higgins pied anti-gay media personality Anita Bryant at a press conference in Des Moines. Bryant was in town promoting her ongoing campaign against LGBTQ+ rights, including a plan for a network of conversion therapy centers.
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WATCH: Protestors chant ‘quit your job’ at ICE officers in Cedar Rapids
This video was posted to social media amid a growing presence of ICE across the nation. Follow Iowa Starting Line for more.
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WATCH: How Iowans can push back this Banned Books Week
Have a favorite banned book? Share it with us in the comments! We promise not to report you to Kim Reynolds.
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WATCH: The “Iowa Wave” is about hope. NIH cuts threaten that.
The Trump administration has cut $2.7 billion from NIH funding, canceling hundreds of research grants nationwide. These cuts will slow cancer research, limit access to lifesaving care, and weaken Iowa’s ability to respond to those in need.
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WATCH: UnityPoint spends millions on union-busting instead of safer workplace policies
2,000 nurses at UnityPoint Health are unionizing in what is considered the largest union effort in Iowa’s history. They’re also facing a multimillion-dollar union-busting campaign.
