Opening Belz, Nov. 25

Black Friday participation numbers are inflated a lot – TIME
Impressive detail/scope in short piece on Mpls Fed shakeup – Financial Times
Something of a rural revival happening in Minnesota? – StarTribune
Noam Chomsky's grim perspective on class war in America – AlterNet
Vikings stadium won't use much iron ore – Duluth News Tribune
Millennials in Minnesota have lowest average credit score in US – WSJ
Birchwood Café in Seward raises $112k on Kickstarter – Business Journal
Lutsen Mountains bets on skiing in Minnesota – StarTribune
Switzerland to vote on constitutional change to limit CEO pay – Reuters
Old Downtown Duluth gets a boost from closure of "Last Place" – News Tribune
Rejection letters sent to three famous artists – Open Culture