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Andy Kopsa, who was raised on an Iowa farm, is a reporter based in New York City. She has written for The Nation, Al Jazeera, Cosmopolitan, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and others. She won a 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Award for Reporting Events of Public Importance and was a fellow in USC Annenberg’s Knight Grant for Reporting on Religion in American Public Life.

Women's Health Andy Kopsa Jan 18, 2024

I Always Knew I Was Different. I Was 49 Before I Learned Why

Andy Kopsa Jan 18, 2024

The author was diagnosed as autistic in her late 40s—and soon discovered she wasn’t alone. In this reported essay, she pinpoints the reasons neurodivergent cis girls elude diagnosis until much later in life.

First Person Andy Kopsa Oct 16, 2019

Living With An “Invisible” Disability

Andy Kopsa Oct 16, 2019

Even with ADA protections, people with "invisible" disabilities and diseases disclosing their health status to an employer can have grave consequences.

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Access Denied Andy Kopsa Nov 1, 2018

Religious “Freedom” Is Trumping Our Safety

Andy Kopsa Nov 1, 2018

Pharmacists with extremist religious views are refusing to fill prescriptions for safe, legal medication like Misoprostol, which helps ease complications from miscarriage—putting people’s lives at risk.

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All the Rage Andy Kopsa Oct 2, 2018

This Is Why Women Don’t Report

Andy Kopsa Oct 2, 2018

As we saw at the Kavanaugh hearings, female survivors of assault and harassment are the ones on trial, not the perps. And men still wonder why so many women don't report.

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Pressing Issues Andy Kopsa Mar 2, 2018

The Greitens Case Shows the Perils of Our News Cycle

Andy Kopsa Mar 2, 2018

When breaking a story matters more than respecting sources and subjects, journalists are not only failing, they’re putting women at risk.

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gun sense Andy Kopsa Feb 26, 2018

Trump’s Call For a Bump Stock Ban Is B.S.

Andy Kopsa Feb 26, 2018

Outlawing the accessories that turn semi-automatic rifles into military-grade weapons won't hurt the NRA's bottom line. It won't stop mass shootings either. A gun expert explains.

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gender bias Andy Kopsa Dec 11, 2017

What if Roy Moore’s Victims Were Male?

Andy Kopsa Dec 11, 2017

Republicans have proven that they will put party over victims' rights, but only if those victims are women.

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White Supremacy Andy Kopsa Oct 22, 2017

Our Nation’s Love Affair With Eugenics Is Far From Over

Andy Kopsa Oct 22, 2017

The GOP is making white supremacists’ dreams come true with their eugenicist-friendly legislation. But the century-old invention that inspired Hitler's Final Solution is as American as apple pie.

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All the Rage Andy Kopsa Jun 12, 2017

We Don’t Need Megyn Kelly To Shine a Light On a Dumpster Fire

Andy Kopsa Jun 12, 2017

No sooner does the conservative anchor start at NBC then she gives a platform to the conspiracy theory-loving Sandy Hook truther ... on Father's Day. Is this where "journalism" is headed?

Bigotry Andy Kopsa May 4, 2017

Is This the America We Deserve?

Andy Kopsa May 4, 2017

Our nation was built on a legacy of hate. So why are we so surprised that we elected a craven, defiantly ignorant fascistic administration to lord over us?