University of Iowa New Media Professor Jon Winet, Author David Levi Strauss and Documentary Photographer Allen Spore provide on-the-ground coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention via perspective pieces and photographs from their ongoing project Power 2016. One of the many future horrors of a Trump Presidency glimpsed last night was an unholy alliance between […]
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Protesters gather on the Ped Mall to take action against Donald Trump
Undeterred by the blistering heat, a group of protesters took to the Ped Mall today to protest against the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his divisive rhetoric. Members of Next Gen Climate Iowa, CREDO, United We Dream and People’s Action were in attendance, helping to register voters for the 2016 general election. “We want […]
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Photos: The ‘cold fear’ of Trump’s rise to the top
University of Iowa New Media Professor Jon Winet, Author David Levi Strauss and Documentary Photographer Allen Spore provide on-the-ground coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention via perspective pieces and photographs from their ongoing project Power 2016. When I first heard that Donald Trump was planning to have most members of his immediate family speak […]
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Trump clinches Republican presidential nomination to cap-off wild campaign journey
Donald Trump went from billionaire businessman to billionaire Republican presidential nominee during day two of the Republican National Convention. After a “Roll Call of the States” on Tuesday night, House Speaker Paul Ryan declared Trump the winner of the nomination — with the New York delegation putting him well over the 1,237 delegates Trump needed […]
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Mike Pence as Trump’s VP? Look before you leap
The Indianapolis Star has confirmed that Indiana Governor Mike Pence has been selected as the official running mate for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. An official announcement is scheduled for Friday, 11 a.m. in New York City. Nuvo, an alternative weekly based in Indianapolis, has written a lot about Pence over his three years as […]
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Trump selects Branstad’s oldest son to head Iowa campaign effort
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has reportedly selected Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s oldest son, Eric Branstad, to head his campaign efforts in Iowa. Branstad, a political consultant and lobbyist who previously led pro-ethanol group America’s Renewable Future, will serve as Trump’s Iowa campaign chief, according to Radio Iowa.
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GOP state sen dumps party over Trump remarks; Judge to face Grassley; Johnson County incumbents advance
In the Johnson County’s Board of Supervisors race, incumbents Rod Sullivan and Lisa Green-Douglas with restaurant owner and slow food advocate Kurt Michael Friese will advance to the November election. So far, no Republican has entered the race. — Former State Sec. of Agriculture and ex-Lt. Governor Patty Judge, of Albia, beat three other Democratic […]
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Grassley waits for party to unify behind Trump
This week Sen. Chuck Grassley said he will do all he can to prevent “a third term of an Obama administration,” which is his pet term for another Democratic candidate in the White House after two terms of Barack Obama. In an interview with Iowa Public Radio, he said the Republican Party has “plenty of […]
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Are Donald Trump frat houses coming to Iowa City?
Des Moines CityView reported today that Donald Trump is founding fraternity houses at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. Written by Doug Burns, a “fourth-generation” newsperson and the co-owner of Carroll, Iowa’s Daily Times Herald, the article is an April Fools’ Day prank. “Two key features of the Trump Fraternity: a strict no-dating-fellow-students […]
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Amazing! With three simple photos, Sikh Iowan protester completely destroys Donald Trump
“He wasn’t wearing one of those hats was he? … And he never will, and he never will …” These are the remarks Donald Trump made a little over a week ago after Iowan Sikh protester (and former Little Village editor) Arish Singh was thrown out of his rally in Muscatine, Iowa. Today those words have […]
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Caucus wrap: WTH happened last night?
How did your candidate(s) do last night? Since Martin O’Malley withdrew from the race, his backers across the country must now decide how to realign themselves, but the rest of us are still following a two- or three-person race. A record-breaking Republican turnout may have boosted Ted Cruz, who found his ground game in Iowa. […]
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Opinion: UI student-athletes abused privilege standing with Trump
I wanted to be proud of the University of Iowa. When I heard that Donald Trump would be coming to Iowa City, I hoped to see a united front. I hoped to see students, faculty and community members come together to stand up against this candidate’s hateful rhetoric. I hoped to see peaceful protestors accorded […]
