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Bernie Sanders, The Washington Post
Bernie Sanders: Carrier just showed corporations how to beat Donald Trump
The great negotiator has revealed that companies can extract favors by threatening to offshore jobs.
Myron Orfield and Will Stancil
Counterpoint: Gentrification isn't the rental problem; poverty is
Sharply falling incomes for blacks and Latinos, not rising rents, drive a housing affordability crisis in Minneapolis.
Sharon Pierce and Rassoul Dastmozd
St. Thomas plan is laudable, but don't overlook Minnesota State's two-year colleges
In serving low-income students, colleges match up more than favorably with St. Thomas plan.
Doug Shidell
Plymouth saw the light; other cities should, too
A code that aims to minimize glare and obtrusive light offers the side benefits of reduced energy use and a lower carbon footprint.
Jacob Woods
Places in the Twin Cities where worlds sit side by side: The library. Light rail.
I went to St. Paul's Central Library to read — a shortsighted view of the building's purpose. A homeless person showed me the light.
Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post
Obama's singular success blinds Democrats to their party's long-term decline
It's less Trump than races for Congress, governorships, legislatures that reveal the truth — and it's painful for liberals.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
Arguments that Electoral College should break for Clinton are unconvincing
A willingness to break basic constitutional structures or even unwritten standard procedure is worrisome in this environment.
Susan Schaefer
Places in Twin Cities where worlds sit side by side: U, Cedar-Riverside
It's in plain sight, but you may not consider the proximity of a university and an immigrant community, or their similar goals.
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
How the U.S. could kill the corporate tax
It's unfinished business and could be brought, beneficially, to its logical conclusion. I mean, if you're going to "drain the swamp" …
Editorial
Trump's attacks on the news media send a chilling signal worldwide
Democracy can't function anywhere without fair news coverage.
Eric Zurita
What was, and what might be, for Cuba
The erstwhile leader's death won't reshape the island nation's relations with the United States. Donald Trump's presidency might.
Lawrence Lessig
Electoral College is free to choose. It should choose Hillary Clinton.
Electors were meant to be citizens exercising judgment, not cogs turning a wheel.
Marshall H. Tanick
My dinner with Fidel (almost)
Our 2008 travel delegation did not get to meet with the man, or his brother. Indeed, what was missing was a theme of much that we saw on that trip.
William M. LeoGrande, Foreign Policy
Will history absolve Fidel Castro, as he predicted?
Here's the full arc of evidence to be considered.
Ron Way
Water quality: A Minnesota maelstrom
The money's not enough. The response is either too little or too confused. And we're further down the spiral than most realize. We must save what we can.
John Rash
Rash Report: A Canadian view of America's election
In Winnipeg, expressions of concern, insight and affection for America's turbulent politics.
Editorial
On TPP, Trump should work on art of a deal
Rather than avoid globalization, make it work for U.S.
Editorial
As Trump evolves, it's clear he has much to learn
But if he's moderating more troubling views, there's hope.
Mitch Pearlstein
After an ugly election season, can we celebrate what unites us?
Americans get along better than we give ourselves credit for — and our musicians and sports teams give us a place to celebrate that.
Kathleen Vellenga
For women in some parts of globe, 1620 is not a distant mirror
Shelter, food and water were usually available for women in early America. But the lack of basic rights was an issue, and still is today.
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