Hunger: both a cause and a consequence of genocide
We are experiencing the onslaught of extraordinary heat waves, droughts, storms, fires, and floods that cause unmitigated and prolonged scarcities of food and water all over the world.
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Think about all the ways we use petroleum every day
The next time you talk to people who condemn “dirty and dangerous” oil and protest the flow of oil through pipelines, ask them what they did that day and help them count how many times they utilized a petroleum product.
Critical race theory: What it is and what it isn’t
Through the study of law and U.S. history, critical race theory attempts to reveal how racial oppression shaped the legal fabric of the U.S.
State funding for affordable homeownership is a step in the right direction to decrease Minnesota’s racial disparities
We celebrate with gratitude the $18.33 million (of $100 million in Housing Infrastructure Bonds) set aside for new home production and $3.25 million for the Workforce Homeownership Program, specifically focused on affordable ownership.
Remember the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment, and what it did at Gettysburg
On July 2, 1863, as Union troops were trying desperately to hold the line on Cemetery Ridge, a major hole opened up and nearly 1,200 Confederate troops marched forward. The only unit that could stop them was the grossly outnumbered 1st Minnesota.
July 4 should be a celebration of our ‘greatness’: the willingness to work together for the greater good
The road forward to an indivisible nation will require forgiveness but not forgetfulness. It will require that we see ourselves as being universally connected to other souls with good intent.
Paying homage to George Floyd: My plan for a permanent memorial
Most Minnesotans agree that we need a place to commemorate the life and tragic murder of George Floyd, as well as a space where people can acknowledge the larger social justice movement that his death helped to inspire.
On profanity and our very slowly changing views toward women and girls
A woman overheard in the supermarket is surely far from being alone in her thinking that it’s OK for boys to use the f-bomb but not girls.
How the billions MacKenzie Scott is giving to colleges attended by students of color will help everyone in America
It is estimated that the nation could earn $5.3 trillion in increased tax revenue from a more skilled workforce if we closed the achievement gap in math and science over the next 60 years.
Could unions be next for Gophers and other college sports teams?
The coalescence of two recent court cases may warrant revisiting the issue of unionization of college athletics, at least those in big-time sports activities.
We can have the filibuster or democracy, but not both
If you commit to bipartisanship with a party that’s waging an all-out war on democracy, the only bipartisan thing you’ll win is its demise.
Assessing the Hennepin County Climate Action Plan
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners adopted its first Climate Action Plan on May 4. Unfortunately, the plan falls short of what it needs to do.
It’s time to stop assigning letter and number grades
We now have a real chance to disrupt traditional grading practices in schools, districts and even higher education.
On the war within drug treatment
Medical and treatment providers disagree about which treatments are most effective, and people continue to face barriers getting into treatment.
Biden promised to change policies on Cuba. How will the U.S. vote at the U.N. this week?
On Wednesday the General Assembly will again vote on a resolution calling on the U.S. to end its 60-year economic, commercial, financial, cultural blockade imposed against Cuba.
This is our moment to reinvent school
We can see more clearly now than ever before that students aren’t learning the skills needed to succeed in a global, dynamic society and that the current factory model of education perpetuates systemic inequality.
Minnesota is ‘rolling in cash’: Let’s use it to connect Minnesotans to jobs
Minnesota and Minnesotans will always need people who show up. How will they show up? A lot of us will show up by taking the bus … if the Legislature lets us.
Another missed opportunity for racial equity at the Legislature
It is time that the language of racial equity heard so often at the Capitol translates into a process for achieving it within the lives of Minnesota’s BIPOC communities.
Public safety: Weak gun laws have loopholes
Minnesota and federal laws are clearly inadequate to prevent gun-trafficking by straw buyers.
Fragmented Mirrors: Queering Jewish histories of the Holocaust
With a discerning eye, the past begins to circulate anew, and more inclusive histories emerge in unexpected ways.
