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State Quarterlies | New York: What Trumpsters Get Wrong about Lady Liberty

The Statue of Liberty wasn’t supposed to be about immigration or even the American Centennial. Here’s the real story.

Aug 16, 2019

State Quarterlies | New York: What Trumpsters Get Wrong about Lady Liberty

Aug 16, 2019

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State Quarterlies | Louisiana: How Outdated Maps Perpetuate Climate Change Denial

Louisiana lost its iconic boot shape decades ago, and with it natural barriers against hurricanes. Why is this disaster still under wraps?

Jul 16, 2019

State Quarterlies | Louisiana: How Outdated Maps Perpetuate Climate Change Denial

Jul 16, 2019

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State Quarterlies | Utah: How to Murder a Robber Baron’s Wife and Get Away with It

A wealthy widow’s murder uncovers the story of how the Wild West used racism and horrific labor practices to connect to the rest of…

Jun 14, 2019

State Quarterlies | Utah: How to Murder a Robber Baron’s Wife and Get Away with It

Jun 14, 2019

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State Quarterlies: Missouri | A Man Named York, Freedom, and the Fate of 200 Dogs

Successes of the Lewis and Clark expedition were only possible through the work of a slave — who stayed in chains for decades afterward.

Jun 3, 2019

State Quarterlies: Missouri | A Man Named York, Freedom, and the Fate of 200 Dogs

Jun 3, 2019

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State Quarterlies: Wyoming | Bucking Broncos, A Senator’s Suicide, and The Gay Purge

McCarthyism’s crusade against gay people lead to the suicide of a Senator. Why isn’t this common knowledge?

May 19, 2019

State Quarterlies: Wyoming | Bucking Broncos, A Senator’s Suicide, and The Gay Purge

May 19, 2019

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State Quarterlies: New Mexico | When the Prodigal Sun can’t Return

New Mexico’s famous sun design is a sacred symbol of the Zia people and was taken without permission. What’s being done to right this…

May 10, 2019

State Quarterlies: New Mexico | When the Prodigal Sun can’t Return

May 10, 2019

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State Quarterlies: Delaware | Facial Cancer, A Midnight Ride, and my Favorite Caesar

Delaware’s history runs deep. Just take a look at their own Caesar Rodney, the bravest Caesar you’ve never heard of.

Apr 17, 2019

State Quarterlies: Delaware | Facial Cancer, A Midnight Ride, and my Favorite Caesar

Apr 17, 2019

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State Quarterlies: Massachusetts | Why America Owes its Freedom to an Openly Gay Mercenary

Being gay in the military wasn’t always considered “wrong.” In fact, America owes its earliest military victories to an openly gay…

Apr 10, 2019

State Quarterlies: Massachusetts | Why America Owes its Freedom to an Openly Gay Mercenary

Apr 10, 2019

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State Quarterlies | Kentucky: A Future Senator, a Murder, and a Demented Game of “Switcheroo”

How could a future Senator get away with killing someone? Looking into the history behind Kentucky’s state quarter unveils the buried…

Mar 27, 2019

State Quarterlies | Kentucky: A Future Senator, a Murder, and a Demented Game of “Switcheroo”

Mar 27, 2019

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State Quarterlies | Alabama: Helen Keller, Karl Rove, and a Dying Education System

State Quarterlies is a series of articles uncovering the hidden histories behind the designs seen on American coins.

Mar 19, 2019

State Quarterlies | Alabama: Helen Keller, Karl Rove, and a Dying Education System

Mar 19, 2019

Maylin Pavletic

Maylin Pavletic

Maylin Pavletic is a writer and comedian based out of NYC. Her main goal in life is to create things which make weirdos feel less alone in the world.

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