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Why Police Tried to Make an Example of Journalist Andrea Sahouri

Most arrested reporters never go to trial—and this case should have been no different

Mar 11, 2021

Why Police Tried to Make an Example of Journalist Andrea Sahouri

Mar 11, 2021

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Trump Voters Showed up Because of the Pandemic, Not in Spite of It

Republicans prevail in Iowa and the Midwest, as voters decide Covid is something they will all just live with — and die from

Nov 5, 2020

Trump Voters Showed up Because of the Pandemic, Not in Spite of It

Nov 5, 2020

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The Midwestern States Where Covid Is the Worst Will Probably Go to Trump

Republicans followed Trump’s lead on the virus, and it’s working

Nov 4, 2020

The Midwestern States Where Covid Is the Worst Will Probably Go to Trump

Nov 4, 2020

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Will White Women Redeem Themselves?

And if they do, will it be enough?

Nov 4, 2020

Will White Women Redeem Themselves?

Nov 4, 2020

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Please, Make America Boring Again, I Beg of You

Your Midwest correspondent is ready for a plate of fries and for this all to be over

Nov 4, 2020

Please, Make America Boring Again, I Beg of You

Nov 4, 2020

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When Pregnancy Is the Only Time a Woman Is Treated as Powerful

Pregnant women feel empowered to ask for things they’d never dared — but they’re also told what to do more than ever

Aug 11, 2020

When Pregnancy Is the Only Time a Woman Is Treated as Powerful

Aug 11, 2020

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White Supremacist Steve King Is Out of Congress, but Don’t Get Too Excited

State Sen. Randy Feenstra ousted the nine-term U.S. representative by promising voters he would be more effective than King

Jun 3, 2020

White Supremacist Steve King Is Out of Congress, but Don’t Get Too Excited

Jun 3, 2020

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How Do You Reopen a State That Never Closed?

Iowa has the fastest-growing number of Covid-19 cases in the country. But Gov. Kim Reynolds is loosening restrictions.

Apr 28, 2020

How Do You Reopen a State That Never Closed?

Apr 28, 2020

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It’s Always the Apocalypse

But everything is also always mending

Apr 2, 2020

It’s Always the Apocalypse

Apr 2, 2020

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I Caucused in Iowa and Everything Was Fine, Until It Wasn’t

You never would have known that night was going to end in disaster from inside that room

Feb 4, 2020

I Caucused in Iowa and Everything Was Fine, Until It Wasn’t

Feb 4, 2020

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What Pete Buttigieg Doesn’t Understand About LGBTQ Life in Iowa

Mayor Pete didn’t come to the state as a gay candidate. If he did, he would have discovered what the need for change really looks like.

Jan 30, 2020

What Pete Buttigieg Doesn’t Understand About LGBTQ Life in Iowa

Jan 30, 2020

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The Iowa Caucuses Are Going to Be a F*cking Nightmare

There will be new rules and new confusion for America’s favorite insane democratic process

Jan 28, 2020

The Iowa Caucuses Are Going to Be a F*cking Nightmare

Jan 28, 2020

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GEN

Her Grandfather Founded the Westboro Baptist Church. Twitter Helped Her Leave It.

In order to understand her own extreme beliefs, Megan Phelps-Roper began to listen to people who reached out to her on social media

Oct 21, 2019

Her Grandfather Founded the Westboro Baptist Church. Twitter Helped Her Leave It.

Oct 21, 2019

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Confronting Jeff Flake Was Only the Beginning

A year ago, Ana Maria Archila cornered the senator in an elevator just when it seemed like everything was lost. It wasn’t.

Sep 27, 2019

Confronting Jeff Flake Was Only the Beginning

Sep 27, 2019

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Gay Mag

Sex After Jesus

A sex life limited by religion and marriage ends, and one of discovering the joys of the ‘sinful’ body begins

Jun 11, 2019

Sex After Jesus

Jun 11, 2019

Lyz Lenz

Lyz Lenz

Author of God Land. Columnist for the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The book Belabored is forthcoming from Bold Type Books in August of 2020.

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