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Treuer: A response to Ann Coulter and her pro-genocide social media post

Her comment was not a mistake. It was a shameless endorsement of the darkest chapters of American history.
Ann Coulter gestures while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington in 2012.

Denker: Partisan politics are so 2024. Now we’re facing something much worse.

Today’s political landscape calls for a unified resistance to creeping authoritarianism.
Demonstrators carry cardboard caskets in front of the U.S. Capitol in protest of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package on June 30 in Washington, D.C.

Koerth: What goes on behind the scenes to make a good fishing hole in the city

The Twin Cities stands out for the number of places people can fish in an urban area. Here’s what state workers do to make sure the fish are diverse and safe to eat.

Vang: How Wisconsin voters reclaimed abortion rights

The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision this week striking down the state’s 1849 abortion ban was a win for democracy.
AuthoredKa Vang
July 4, 2025

Vang: Saving the world one D20 at a time

A look inside the Dragons, Dungeons & Drinks network in Minneapolis that’s creating spaces where everyone — especially those historically excluded — can belong.
AuthoredKa Vang
June 28, 2025

Opinion: From ditch weed to dispensaries, Minnesota’s cannabis roots run deep

The plant has been here all along, and not infrequently was considered useful.
Young cannabis plants in Otsego, Minn., greenhouses in 2015.

Vang: The viral Lululemon 2-in-1 dress and what it says about today’s expectations for working women

The versatile dress/skirt is the Swiss Army knife of fashion. But what is it really?
AuthoredKa Vang
June 23, 2025
There was a line outside lululemon before the 8 a.m. opening in Ridgedale Mall during Black Friday in Minnetonka.

Brehm: Can anything good come from one of Minnesota’s darkest days?

Beauty for ashes, as it says in the Bible. We can commit to holding ourselves and our own parties accountable to improving public rhetoric.
AuthoredAndy Brehm
June 18, 2025

Denker: Melissa Hortman’s legacy? Democracy is worth fighting for.

A shooter apparently motivated by violent masculinity and right-wing Christian rhetoric does not get the final word.

Warfa: We can’t protect democracy if we don’t prepare the next generation to defend it

Too often, educators are told to steer clear of anything “controversial.”
AuthoredHamse Warfa
June 12, 2025

Sheletta: Black women are still being blacked out of history

Our prominent roles in the boycott against Target have been sidelined, similar to how Black women were labeled as “unidentified” in Associated Press photos documenting the Civil Rights Movement.
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