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1619 Project header from New York Times Magazine
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UUp in Flames

The New York Times Magazine’s 1619 Project could be barred from Iowa schools

  • byCelia Brocker
  • March 31, 2021
A bill that would ban the use of The New York Times Magazine’s slavery project in schools is being considered by the Iowa House Education Committee.
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  • 9 minute read
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2020 Caucus Tracker

  • byUrban Plains Alumni
  • September 15, 2019
Presidential races can be a lot to track, we know that. To help stay on top of it,…
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  • 16 minute read
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Everywhere In Between: Episode 6: Politics

  • byUrban Plains Alumni
  • May 15, 2019
Transcript MORGAN: The dinner table has gotten tense. Or maybe it’s been this way for a while, but…
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  • 6 minute read
SSocial Issues

The minimum wage dilemma

  • byUrban Plains Alumni
  • April 25, 2019
After Illinois passed a new $15 minimum wage law to take place in 2025, the role of what…
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  • 4 minute read
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Shutdown Catch-Up: The “Ag-Lag”

  • byUrban Plains Alumni
  • March 11, 2019
A partial shutdown, the longest in American history, ended on Jan. 25, reopening agencies and resuming services that…
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A Monument to The Past

  • byUrban Plains Alumni
  • December 4, 2018
Iowa was invaded on October 12, 1863. Twelve Confederate guerrillas wearing stolen Union uniforms crossed the Mason-Dixon Line,…
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A Seven Year Rising

  • byUrban Plains Alumni
  • May 12, 2018
It took 59 years for Gloria Mazza to get involved in politics. But she has been stuck ever since.
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  • 8 minute read
SSocial Issues

The Next Great Race

  • byUrban Plains Alumni
  • May 12, 2018
After completing two Iditarods, Steve Watkins sets his sights on his next big adventure—US Congress
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  • 7 minute read
SSocial Issues

The Polarized States of America

  • byUrban Plains Alumni
  • March 26, 2018
The United States has become increasingly polarized in recent decades. Is it possible to turn our political discourse around?
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