June 6, 2025
Commentary
Editorial Board
Someone without health insurance is 40 percent more likely to die prematurely than someone with health insurance.
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst illustrated her shortsighted myopia at a town hall meeting in Parkersburg, Iowa. Not only did she defend cuts that would remove, according…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
manufactured, disingenuous propaganda is unlikely to seduce younger people.
You have probably been bombarded with messages about how the Democratic Party is frantically attempting to regain young men’s support. As a professor who teaches courses…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
We will continue to rise, to build, to demand a place at this table - even if they keep pretending it’s not set for us.
Ah, 2025. Still the unwelcomed house guests in a nation that built itself on our blood, sweat, and tears. Still marginalized, still the afterthought in the…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
It wasn’t just the utter devastation. It was the thought of the real possibility that no help was coming from the government.
On midday May 16, an EF3 tornado slammed the city of St. Louis. One of the neighborhoods that suffered an unprecedented hit was the North Side.…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Rustin believed that while he should obey the law, he was compelled to follow the will of God when the will of the state conflicted with God.
“I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.” – Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) During LGBT Pride Month and every other time of the year, let us praise…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
Pride Month has always been about protest as much as celebration, but with the LGBTQ+ community under attack from the Trump administration and conservative politicians all over America, it is more important than ever for us to stand together, show our strength, and fight back against an oppressive government, celebrate our collective queer joy, and…
Pride Month has always been about protest as much as celebration, but with the LGBTQ+ community under attack from the Trump administration and conservative politicians all…
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