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May 22, 2023
Prem Thakker
Minnesota Governor Vows to Legalize Marijuana: “I Trust Adults to Make Their Own Decisions”
Tim Walz and the Democratic Party in Minnesota are making real progressive changes in their state.
January 31, 2023
Prem Thakker
Minnesota Becomes First State To Legally Guarantee Abortion Rights Since the Fall of
Roe
Minnesota’s PRO Act codifies the “fundamental right” to reproductive health care, including abortion.
November 2, 2022
The New Republic Staff
The Five Scariest Statewide Republican Candidates You Haven’t Heard of
These GOP nominees are giving Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano a run for their MAGA money.
August 16, 2022
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Patrick Caldwell
Tom Emmer Is the Republican Party’s Stealth Bomber
Back in Minnesota, Emmer made his name as a fringe firebrand. Now head of the NRCC, he’s learned to mute his rhetoric—mostly—and is quietly climbing the ladder of House Republican leadership.
December 23, 2021
Esther Wang
The Return of Rent Control
As pandemic-era tenant protections end, cities are reconsidering rent control as a means to keeping people in their homes. St. Paul offers an example.
April 20, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
Republicans’ Criminalization of Protest and Cops’ Crackdown on Journalists Go Hand in Hand
While police in Minneapolis assault reporters, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is endorsing violence against demonstrators. It’s time for journalists to put up a fight.
July 29, 2020
Nick Martin
Ivanka Trump’s Empty Spectacle on Violence Against Native Women
Native leaders in Minnesota know what a community-led response to violence looks like. This was a photo op.
June 12, 2020
Nadine Little
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Nick Martin
I Helped Turn an Empty Hotel Into a Shelter. Then the Owner Evicted Us.
“We were shut out of our rooms ... I really don’t know what’s next.”
June 4, 2020
J.C. Hallman
Minneapolis in the Aftermath
Scenes from the city in the wake of last week’s unrest
February 27, 2020
Natalie Shure
How Insulin Became the Poster Child for Medicare for All
The staggeringly high costs of good health in America affect all of us in profound ways—and insulin makes the stakes tragically clear.
August 5, 2019
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Alex Pareene
The Media Is Missing the Real Story of Trump’s Racism
It's easy to see why he's attacking politicians of color. Why are Beltway pundits so blind to it?
August 13, 2018
Jeet Heer
Keith Ellison denies domestic abuse allegation.
August 13, 2018
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David Dayen
What Is Keith Ellison Thinking?
The influential congressman is among a wave of Democrats running for attorney general to take on Trump directly.
June 14, 2018
Matt Ford
Supreme Court paves the way for “Make America Great Again” gear in the voting booth.
May 1, 2018
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Bryce Covert
A New Deal for Day Care
Can America change the way it takes care of kids?
February 16, 2018
Sarah Jaffe
How to Halt Labor’s Slow Death
The success of a Minnesota teachers' union shows the way forward for a beleaguered movement.
December 29, 2017
Eric Armstrong
Minnesotans don’t want Al Franken to resign.
September 28, 2017
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Rachel M. Cohen
The New Fight for Labor Rights
To survive in the twenty-first century, the labor movement needs to rethink its strategy.
March 9, 2017
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Kevin Baker
It’s Time for a Bluexit
A declaration of independence from Trump's America.
February 28, 2017
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Clio Chang
The Anti-Protest Backlash
Republican lawmakers are trying to criminalize dissent. Does this herald a larger and more dangerous backlash against free speech?
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