Archive - Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture

Pella Rallies for 'NO KINGS' 2

Yes, there are people in "conservative" Pella, Iowa, who defy Trump...

24 hrs ago •

NO KINGS 2 Kicks Ass

Des Moines and Pella

Oct 19 •

MAGA Leaders say 'No Kings' protestors "hate America," are "terrorists," "pro-Hamas," "Marxists," and the mythical "Antifa."

They are telegraphing their end game.

Oct 17 •

Dear Julie Gammack,

Oct 13 •

The Good Life in Southern Iowa

Food by Whippoorwill Creek Farm and Music by The Weary Ramblers...

Oct 10 •

Two Young Women Chasing the American Dream

At a club in western Iowa...

Oct 6 •

This Land is Your Land...

As the Trump administration shut down our government, those of us at the Okoboji Writers and Songwriters Retreat sang a historic protest song...

Oct 2 •

September 2025

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