Elle Wyant focuses on education, economy, equity
Elle Wyant faces an extreme conservative with a deep political history. in her pursuit of Iowa House District 91.
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Category: Politics and Voting
Hard truths: Russia’s invasion and our own strong-arm history
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces the U.S. to acknowledge and evolve from its own international bullying history.
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With courage and care: history and Eisenhower tell us how to handle January 6
For a cue on how to handle January 6 in classrooms and beyond, history teacher Kent Mick recalls Eisenhower’s stance to support desegregation in 1957.
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Progressive the 1700s way: not a bad thing
It’s a lot like obscenity: “progressive” is a word shunned by people up and down the political...
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9/11 anniversary demands a return to perspective
We’ve already been down the path of pushing it to the limit, as we’re newly reminded with the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We can’t keep going down this path of relentless escalation and “shock and awe,” liberal-style. We have to stop the macro-ization of every micro-aggression.
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Trans kids (and everyone): don’t listen to Caitlyn Jenner, misinformed fallen hero
That collective groan you heard recently? It was the transgender community nationwide learning...
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Misguided anti-meth bill has regressive, anti-art, anti-business impacts
Add yet another Republican-driven, over-reaching, and misinformed piece of legislation to the Iowa...
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Community Briefs for Monday, March 1, 2021
Catch up on news items about progressive and intersectional groups, businesses and people...
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Groups ramp up, seek help, to fight Iowa’s anti-LGBTQ bills
DES MOINES — If you’d like to join the fight against a rash of anti-LGBTQ bills...
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Iowa, Florida still seized by Trumpism, Republican culture wars
Iowa and Florida both went strongly Trump in the 2020 election. Both are led by governors who...
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