The case for decriminalizing marijuana in Minnesota — and what it means to do so
Is it time to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Minnesota? The answer may be yes, but when and how it is done in Minnesota is a critical issue.
Community Voices
The new front of great power conflict: Russian gray-zone aggression
To effectively respond to this threat, the U.S. needs an entirely new set of operational concepts. They will have to emphasize operating below the threshold of war.
Minneapolis’ inclusionary housing policy framework is needed throughout the region
A mandatory inclusionary housing policy articulates a city’s rightful role to prioritize the common good.
The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the ‘public charge’ rule lack merit
We encourage individuals and communities across Minnesota to speak up for their immigrant friends, coworkers, and neighbors.
Remembering the statesmanship and humor of George H.W. Bush
One episode in particular — while Bush was U.S. ambassador to the U.N. — showed that he had “the vision thing” well before 1988.
Minnesota can do more to curb teen e-cigarette use
It is important to implement a law banning the online sale of E-cigarettes, in the same way regular cigarettes can’t be sold online.
70 years after U.N.’s Declaration, U of M Human Rights Center looks to the future
We should understand that in its time the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a revolutionary articulation.
On classroom contradictions, magical thinking, and the barriers students face outside of school
To move one child out of poverty, it takes an extraordinary amount of time, resources, and luck. To move thousands in a single school building, it takes a proverbial alignment of the stars.
People with disabilities can live ‘awesome’ lives with some help
There was a 7 percent state cut this year to services for people with disabilities that directly affects direct support professionals. That needs a legislative fix.
Municipal ID: sharing in the good that is Minneapolis
Removing barriers to ensure everyone in Minneapolis can get access to a widely accepted form of identification will help us share in the benefits of the city we care for, fight for, and call home.
How to both protect the BWCA and support a sustainable economy in northern Minnesota
If we nurture the entrepreneurial spirit of citizens and invest in key infrastructure like broadband, we can create the kind of sustainable rural economies that are buffered from the whims of global markets and faraway CEOs.
Are we ready for the next national security challenges?
A new congressionally mandated report by the National Defense Strategy Commission surfaced some potentially serious implications of our current strategies in keeping future Americans safe.
Hopkins is what America should strive to be
Not only is my neighborhood sensational, there have only been two crime-related police calls in my immediate neighborhood in two decades.
Minnesota rates of hospital-acquired infections have decreased, but we still have a way to go
As an employee of the Hennepin County hospital system for four years, I have seen the repercussion of HAIs firsthand.
Requiem for our wetlands? What’s at risk in NE Minnesota
The PolyMet mine project poses the largest loss of wetland acreage from any single project in the state. This is unprecedented.
Vikings’ Brown lowered the ‘Boom’ on this class
The death earlier this month of Minnesota Vikings icon Bill Brown, at age 80, brought back memories of a little-known segment of his career and its place in the evolution of professional athletics.
The real test of an independent judiciary is yet to come
An incoming Supreme Court justice is the headliner at a made-for-TV Republican Party event at a Republican White House. But rest assured, he’ll strive to be fair to everybody.
What would it take to create a Minnesota Republican resurgence?
Undeniably, Republicans have a statewide problem in that the election indicates the party held only its base and decidedly lost the centrist, independent voters who had supported Republicans in significant numbers in recent years.
One of us is going to Washington
As someone who shares many identity markers with Omar, her victory made me both happy and proud — but more than that, I felt accepted.
Time to do better for Minnesota’s teens: Ways to address their high and rising rates of chlamydia
Not all adolescents across Minnesota receive comprehensive sexuality education — including discussions on safer-sex practices — from their schools because state statutes don’t require it.