Columnists

Brown: Under the bright lights of Walmart, an economic story unfolds

Discount retailers are a safe harbor in hard economic times.

Aaron Brown

January 19, 2026

Columnists

Brown: Our weary state must find shared reality amid chaos and fear

The 1916 miners’ strike showed the depths of division a community can sink to — and yet recover.

Aaron Brown

January 18, 2026

Columnists

Rash: Jerome Powell defends the Fed – and the nation

Central bank independence is central to a successful economy.

John Rash

January 17, 2026

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: An unbelievable assist for Gophers hockey captain Murphy

Plus: Prosecutors resign over Good investigation, beloved Ely wolf dies, Mike Lindell’s run for governor and more.

Rochelle Olson

January 16, 2026

Columnists

Olson: By handing over ICE shooting investigation, Rosen betrays Minnesota

The U.S. attorney has torched his office’s reputation and failed those seeking a fair investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

Rochelle Olson

January 14, 2026

Columnists

Rash: Trump threatens Greenland — and by extension, NATO

Allies are an American advantage over Russia and China. But those bonds are imperiled by the president.

John Rash

January 13, 2026

Columnists

Brown: Trump’s child care funding freeze harms working people. Is anyone surprised?

Mistakes that allowed fraud merit correction, not destruction.

Aaron Brown

January 12, 2026

Columnists

Olson: Walz and other leaders just showed us who they are

And it was impressive, in some cases.

Rochelle Olson

January 11, 2026

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Finally, Minnesota gets a real winter

Plus: Hope Walz does her family and hometown proud, Pete Hegseth doesn’t — and more.

Rochelle Olson

January 9, 2026

Columnists

Morris: A death that did not have to happen

The response to a woman’s fatal encounter with ICE in Minneapolis will require discipline as well as resolve.

Phil Morris

January 8, 2026

Columnists

Rash: Venezuela events foreshadow a turbulent 2026

Maduro’s capture occurred amid an erosion of the rules-based international order.

John Rash

January 7, 2026

Columnists

Olson: Walz did the right thing

It’s not easy for anyone to step away from power, but the governor’s decision was a wise one.

Rochelle Olson

January 6, 2026