It’s a new day at the University of Iowa. That’s what the Iowa Board of Regents are saying about the selection of the new UI President and former corporate executive Bruce Harreld, a candidate that they actively recruited and who appeared to have inside favor. I wish him well actually. I’m sure he is a […]
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Trump supporters shame Jack Trice (and all of humanity) at Jack Trice Stadium
History doesn’t always repeat itself, but sometimes there are frightening echoes. Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, racist supporters of Donald Trump made clear that the memory of the martyred football player Jack Trice has all but been forgotten. Trice, who’s father had been a Buffalo Soldier and slave, was the first black […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders says peace in Palestine and Israel starts with economic aide
“I’m not going to sit here and tell you that I have a magical solution that has eluded every president,” Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said when asked about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a recent interview with Little Village. Outside forces have muddied the myriad issues for decades, says the Democratic presidential candidate. “Our goal should […]
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Watch: Though he claims he’s no 2nd Amendment stalwart, the NRA gives Bernie Sanders an even C-
Though democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) interrupted Little Village correspondent Stacey Walker to deny ever having been afforded high marks from any entity in the gun lobby, the NRA grants the Democratic Socialist a C- rating — a grade as substantially lower than any GOP candidates’ as it is higher than any current […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders on a woman in the White House and the campaign questions that matter more
When asked about the potential watershed moment of a female president in a recent interview with Little Village, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says, “I would hope that all of us want to break down every sexist barrier that exists. We wound like to see a woman in the White House, we would like to […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders names Obama’s biggest mistake
In a recent interview with Little Village, Bernie Sanders expressed his admiration and fondness for President Barack Obama, but highlighted their “major political disagreement,” which he says came after Obama “ran his brilliant campaign in 2008.” “Young people all across the political spectrum, [he] brought ‘em together!” he says of the sitting president, but after […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders on Black Lives Matter, militarized police and the insidious prison industrial complex
Shortly after his campaign stop in Seattle, Washington was interrupted by two Black Lives Matter activists, Bernie Sanders enlisted Symone Sanders as his national press secretary to augment his campaign’s racial justice awareness and shape related public policy. “Clearly we have a failed criminal justice system,” he said in this interview with Little Village‘s Stacey […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders calls for political revolution, says no president can enact student loan reform without the U.S. populous
When asked about student loan reform and the inaccessibility of higher education for millions of young Americans in a recent interview with Little Village, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says, “We need a political revolution that brings tens of millions of people together in a way that we are not right now so that we can […]
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Girls gone wild: Bid Day shenanigans land UI’s Alpha Phi sorority in hot water
This past Sunday, the University of Iowa’s Delta Epsilon chapter of the Alpha Phi sorority performed a song-and-dance routine that has since brought them under scrutiny. The skit, which was caught on video on Bid Day — the day when new members are officially welcomed into the sorority — was performed by the sophomore pledge […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders talks support for medicinal marijuana, decriminalization
In addition to being a Vermont state Senator, Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is both the former governor of Vermont and the former mayor of Burlington, where marijuana possession is decriminalized — a state-wide measure Sanders says he supports. “If you are possessing a small amount of marijuana it should not be a criminal offense, it should […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders says there should be accountability for Iraq war crimes
When asked about the possibility of prosecuting members of the Bush Administration for war crimes commited in Iraq and Afghanistan, democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told Little Village, “Torture is not what the United States of America should be about.” Those who made the decision to transgress on what the United Nations calls […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders says Hillary Clinton is his toughest competition, but believes he can win the race
In a recent interview with Little Village, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said he was all too aware of his competition in the 2016 presidential race. “Obviously I am running against a woman who is well known, who’s husband was president, who ran for president,” he said of Hillary Clinton. “We,” he said of his own […]
