The pandemic is still sorting us out
We have seen unmistakably heroic acts of kindness and compassion. And we’ve seen superspreader events where people have been so unwilling to work together for the common good that they won’t even wear a mask.
Opinion
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No, Minneapolis should not preserve the car-centric 21 North Washington building
One difficulty with modernist preservation is that so much of the architecture is deeply anti-urban.
Burning garbage: Every bit as dirty as it sounds
State and local officials all over the country will be facing tough, important decisions about waste disposal in 2021.
U.S. Grant on ‘patriotism and intelligence’ vs. ‘superstition, ambition and ignorance’
A hauntingly prescient statement from the 18th president.
Trump’s approval rating drops sharply
He has been bleeding approvers since Election Day and the pace of the hemorrhage has only accelerated since he encouraged a group of thugs to storm the Capitol.
Medical students keeping COVID at bay, even in a congregate-living setting
Our house highlights an important notion: A collective effort for the greater good is obtainable.
Impeachment and removal? Yes: Trump chose the precise moment to release the hounds
He keeps going unchecked and it continues to spiral over and over again, and always in a downward direction.
How Trump might already be precluded from running for president again
Check out Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
How the Biden administration can quickly revoke Trump agency rules
Power granted under the Congressional Review Act further illustrates the groundbreaking importance of the Georgia Senate races.
Immigrants are welcome (and needed) here
Stagnating population growth is creating acute economic and political challenges across the Midwest. Pro-immigrant and refugee policies could confront those challenges.
Joint Chiefs’ memo is welcome under the current circumstances
It is significantly reassuring that the Joint Chiefs have broken with tradition and made the statement they have.
No one injected more politics into the issue of mining near the BWCA than Stauber and Trump
Rep. Pete Stauber disingenuously contends that process wasn’t followed; in fact, he just doesn’t like the process, because it lays bare the incalculable damage that the Twin Metals project would inflict.
The law of the land is the law
We must honor it. We must behold it. We must respect it. That is our moral imperative and what it means to be part of these United States.
Don’t impeach Trump; focus on the big issues facing America
The Democrats have a short, two-year window to achieve many things because they will most likely lose at least one of the houses of Congress in 2022. Why waste even a single day on a futile impeachment trial?
After shocking assault on U.S. Capitol, don’t overlook the rage-filled gathering at Minnesota’s own
This is the Us vs. Them vision in its most dangerous and extreme manifestation.
In 7-minute video, Arnold Schwarzenegger offers a voice of reason
The ex-California governor draws parallels between the torment his homeland suffered just before his birth (in 1947) and the American experience of the Trump years.
Lessons from the pandemic: Start with advancing Medicare for All
Changes should include enacting a wage replacement system for times of economic or natural crises and in the event of another pandemic.
The state of America’s division produces little hope that ‘we can work it out’
Now that I’ve closed correspondence with people who seem to desire fights with me or even their own divorce from me, I can’t say I miss them all that much.
Resigning now won’t save DeVos’ and Chao’s reputations
CNN commentator Bakari Sellers quipped: “At this point you’re not resigning, you’re just taking the rest of your vacation days.”
Kudos to the NYT for its concise ‘TRUMP INCITES MOB’ headline
It serves as a permanent reminder of the power we handed to a dangerous man.
