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Mike Meyers
Slouching toward a Trump slump
One can't time and wouldn't cheer a recession, but if the hour comes round in 2020, it will be poetic justice.
John Rash
Rash Report: Rediscover the resolve that felled the Berlin Wall
Enduring Western unity and purpose toppled the wall and won the Cold War. It's needed again to meet today's transatlantic challenges.
Theresa Carter and David Pinsky
Target needs to get serious about reducing plastic
U.S. retailers aren't acting with urgency to remove single-use bags and packaging.
Justin Fox
Editorial, Wall Street Journal
The problem with wealth taxes
Sanders and Warren want what much of Europe has abandoned.
David Durenberger and David Wellstone
AmeriCorps still serving America after 25 years
A quarter century after the first class took the pledge, we celebrate the organization's accomplishments.
Andy Slavitt
What really matters to voters about health care
They want to know they're protected. They don't care how. Kentucky Democrats figured that out, but the national party hasn't.
Editorial
U.S. needs a functioning elections watchdog
But federal commission can't muster a quorum as McConnell dithers.
Ellen L. Weintraub
Elections chief: Don't abolish political ads on social media. Instead, stop microtargeting.
When a large segment of the public sees an ad, there's accountability. That can't happen when the ads are shown in the shadows.
Nance Kent
Minneapolis schools need more teachers of color
In order for that to happen, the new contract must change some rules. Teachers, and the union, need to stop resisting that change.
Allison Schaber
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Prosecutors in Hennepin, Ramsey counties have turned on cops
Prosecutors do not afford police basic rights, and the result is plunging recruitment for local departments.
Mark Mishek
Vaping conversation needs to get real on marijuana
Some would have you believe that the drug is benign. At the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, we know better.
Lori DeFrance and Sheldon Berkowitz
Rob Godfrey
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Counterpoint: NCAA is poised to open a profiteering door it can never close
If athletes are allowed to sell their images, teams are going to fall apart. Here's how I see everything playing out.
Josh Rosenblatt
Ultimate Fighting bout might have looked like a safe space for Trump. Here's why it wasn't.
The sport of mixed martial arts has evolved — and defies stereotypes. It's blended into a truly American art form, like jazz or rock 'n' roll.
Marshall H. Tanick
Revenge porn: Bad behavior begets bad law
The Katie Hill and Scott Dibble cases bring into focus their options for recourse. There's no federal law. There are laws in 33 states, including Minnesota, but they may be constitutionally fragile.
Omar Alansari-Kreger
A prejudicial history? Rethinking the Armenian Genocide
The Armenian story, like that of genocide in general, is broader than you may know.
Editorial
A win for free speech in Washington, D.C.
Wrongheaded plan would stifled dissent on federal land.
Bret C. Haake
To end the opioid crisis we must understand pain
Pain is normal and can be treated with time, and opioids aren't the answer.
Multiple authors
Counterpoint: Mayor's commentary on Edina schools was misleading
There are legitimate questions — not "ill-founded fears and distorted facts" — about the direction the district is heading. The numbers bear this out.
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