Masha Gessen on Trump, political language, and totalitarianism
Vox’s Sean Illing interviewed Gessen, mostly about the Trump moment, for a great piece that the headline said was about “American politics after the death of ‘truth.’”
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That complicated policing issue: It’s not an either/or thing
We know it is not that simple, but when making arguments everyone runs to one extreme side of the ledger or the other.
Iron Range mayors are making a mistake: More steelworkers went back to work under Obama
It was the smartly designed, consensus-driven CAFE standards of the Obama-era that created the environment for massive reinvestment in the U.S. automotive industry after 2012.
On the Constitution and the grave test that may loom before us
I wonder whether our founding document’s power to bind us might be about to face its most difficult test since the end of the Civil War.
Al Franken: Trump’s ‘laying a lot of groundwork’ for not accepting the election results
In an interview with U professor Larry Jacobs, Franken said he was worried about what Trump might do on Election Day, like declare victory without waiting for the huge number of mail-in ballots to be counted, taking the position that “The only way I’m not sworn in again on January 20 is if it’s been stolen from me.”
RBG, a grandson, and autumn
My mood is somewhere between thoughtfulness and thanks, melancholy and marvel.
On Line 3 and beyond, we must find ways to respect one another
Minnesotans are passionate about the history and beauty of our state and are invested in leaving a great state for future generations, and that includes those of us who are in favor of Line 3.
Stop medical mistreatment of immigrants
Faulty and inadequate medical care is pervasive in ICE detention, whether detainees are held in county jails or in private, for-profit detention centers.
Trump failed, and fails still, on COVID-19 testing, PPE
No matter the type of war we are fighting, the priority must be to call on the genius of American innovation, invention and the powerful ability to create and produce all that we need to win the war.
Frontline’s ‘The Choice’ tells the Biden, Trump stories
“The Choice,” smart as ever, airs tonight on TPT 2 in the Twin Cities and on other PBS stations everywhere.
Trump is taking aim at Social Security
The president’s budget proposals each year have sought large cuts in funding for Social Security disability. His 2021 budget proposal talks about a need to “reduce the rate of increase” in Social Security payments.
Lincoln Project’s Steve Schmidt tweets against Trumpism
His 10 tweets from Saturday night have been turned into an op-ed.
Thank you, teachers, for getting into good trouble, necessary trouble
The president is scared of teachers who think for themselves and gravitate toward new research-based curricular topics that shed light on historically marginalized voices, perspectives, and events.
True equity will only happen with a different investment from what we’ve made in the past
A holistic, two-generation model of early intervention should guide the new path toward change.
Eliminating AFFH, the Obama-era housing rule: What it really means
The Trump administration’s termination of the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule is significantly setting us back from doing meaningful work to address segregation and housing inequality in our country.
Views of the U.S. plunge in Pew Research survey
Previous ups and downs were nothing compared to the steep drop measured in 2020, hitting an all-time low in almost every nation surveyed.
Recalling the year that ‘brainwashed’ became part of our political debate
In the ’68 election, George Romney was a good presidential candidate who spoke the truth, got into trouble for it and self-destructed long before Election Day.
Early voting: Welcome to Election Weeks
Pre-pandemic, no-excuse absentee voting was a time-saving convenience. Today it also serves a public health purpose.
On Minnesota’s need for emergency powers and rational common goals
Minnesotans deserve better than the political stare-down that is playing out at the Capitol between Senate Republicans and Governor Tim Walz.
Seward neighbors: No new lease for Third Precinct
We oppose any investment in building renovations or lease commitments for the Third Precinct prior to an authentic process of reconciliation, meaningful engagement with the communities who disproportionately suffer from police brutality, and the creation of a new system of community safety for our city.
