This Thanksgiving, go for the stuffing — and skip the COVID-shaming
We all have choices to make about how we live our lives, and how healthy we are. But let’s agree that no one deserves to get COVID.
Opinion
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Why Trump’s tweeted sort-of half-concession is so annoying
It’s a bit late for Trump to pretend to be a good loser. But his tweet certainly doesn’t commit him to much vacating or handing over of power.
A lesson from history about how freedom can turn into tyranny
In the Boston Globe, Yale historian Timothy Snyder explores the lie that the election was being stolen from Donald Trump — and the challenge facing American democracy when a large group of Americans believe it.
My generation must do better in the fight to end COVID
As cases surge and ICU beds fill up, it has become apparent who is responsible. It’s young people, engaged in risky behavior and convinced of our infallibility.
Trump isn’t the first president who has made no secret of his disdain for his successor
The big difference: Unlike his predecessors, Trump’s sore-loserism has spread to a majority of prominent elected Republican officials.
Thank you, 2020. No, really
Gratitude can be found on the flip side of most everything. Rarely is anything 100 percent bad.
Some advice for a new administration: Appoint a woman of color as U.S. secretary of education
None has ever held this role, so let’s send a message to our children.
Minneapolis 2040 passed last year to much fanfare. Now comes figuring out what it actually means in practice
City planners are engaged in an intense and drawn out debate over how to remake Minneapolis’ zoning code to match the goals set out in the 2040 plan.
Taking a closer look at what Minnesota voters told us
Copper-nickel mining isn’t top of mind, but the connection to fighting climate change is key to understand.
The end of objectivity?
I worked most of my life under the old model of journalism, and am aware of its many shortcomings.
A reminder: There are other ways of doing democracy
We’re so accustomed to our U.S. system of politics and government that we don’t think much about other ways of doing democracy, including ways that would end the two-party duopoly.
Americans need to keep faith with democracy
As we mark the 57th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, we should note the speech he was scheduled to make that fateful day. What he was calling for in that address was faith — in ourselves, our country and our democracy.
All Trump has are lies about fraud
Trump can’t produce evidence of fraud because: There. Was. No. Fraud.
Trying to get past my transfer-of-power fears
Most of the commentators have moved on from the question of whether Trump will go. I just need a bit more certainty.
Why the power to pardon is so problematic in the hands of Trump
Pardoning himself could be the crowning blow in Donald Trump’s tainting of the presidency.
When it comes to Mitch McConnell, we should hope for the best — but be prepared for the worst
Is there a chance a few Senate Republicans will have the wisdom and courage to put loyalty to country above loyalty to McConnell?
Problem-solving and innovative solutions only occur when you work from the middle out
Problem-solving and innovative solutions only occur when you work from the middle out. That’s what Jim Ramstad did. That’s why he was so successful in achieving breakthrough legislation in mental health and other areas.
In Poland, hate is spreading against LGBTQ, Jews, Muslims
Attacking the LGBTQ community played a major role in Poland’s right-wing president, Andrzej Duda, July re-election to a second five-year term.
What a well-funded passenger rail system could look like in the Midwest under ‘Amtrak Joe’
A recent Amtrak map shared with the Rail Passengers Association showed one possible vision, including a line from Minneapolis to Duluth alongside better service to points east.
Minnesota voters have shown clean water and the Boundary Waters to be a winning issue
They are ready for those they elected to pass legislation that protects our natural heritage.
