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John Rash
Rash Report: Barack and Michelle, before president and first lady
Newly released film "Southside With You" depicts a relatability mostly missing this election season.
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Not even business support delivers light rail
And it won't, with this GOP, until campaign money hinges on it.
John Rash
Rash Report: 'Average Mohamed' story is everything but average
Minneapolis' Mohamed Amin Ahmed creates a cartoon counternarrative to extremism.
D.J. Tice
Gains, losses cancel out from Seattle's minimum-wage hike
Does mandated higher pay shrink hours, kill jobs? An early study says it seems to.
Lori Sturdevant
A former Minnesota high court justice steps into politics, on purpose
Why? Because the Merrick Garland nomination is still in limbo.
John Rash
Great Decisions: Minnesota-based institutions, individuals can be key to countering extremism
Upcoming summit will explore and emphasize peacebuilding.
D.J. Tice
Antiglobalism: America's bipartisan affliction
Free trade is a lost cause when one candidate won't buy it and the other won't sell it.
Lori Sturdevant
In northern Twin Cities exurbs, four GOP legislators are getting tested from the right
No schadenfreude, please: There's policy on the line.
John Rash
Rash Report: 2016 campaign narrative defies expectations
Like the primaries and the impact of media, the DNC hack is just the latest story to morph in a different direction than anticipated.
Lori Sturdevant
Is it Phyllis Kahn being challenged, or her age?
The assessment is up to the electorate, which doesn't always prize experience.
John Rash
Rash Report: From 1968 to 2016 ... Trump, Nixon, and Ailes
History comes full circle for the three during the week of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Lori Sturdevant
Hillary Clinton is getting no quarter on behalf of equality
What's behind that? Perhaps it's the evolution of the women's movement.
D.J. Tice
Those looked to for leadership should cool the rhetoric on race
President Obama is starting to get it. Still wondering about Gov. Mark Dayton.
Lori Sturdevant
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Party convention season: Voters just can't help falling in love with a familiar face
It wasn't always this way. But now we've had Reagan, Ventura, Franken, Page, Grams …
John Rash
Rash Report: Voters' interest intense in presidential race
Electorate is riveted but disappointed as consecutive conventions kick off in Cleveland and then Philadelphia.
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