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Yolanda Young
Respect for women: Boycotting a movie misses the point
"Birth of a Nation" star and filmmaker Nate Parker may be a lowlife, as some women have charged, but it is often necessary to separate the artist from his or her work.
Shaun R. Harper
Some guys may talk like Trump in private; real men don't
It's time for male role models to step up and tell guys who are speaking like adolescent jerks to man up.
Jim Abeler and Rod Hamilton
Health insurance: State must help those facing financial ruin
With insurance premiums slated to go through the roof, Minnesota should set up a reinsurance pool. It can be done and it must be done.
George F. Will
Trump's vile candidacy is chemotherapy for the GOP
His sexual loutishness is sufficient reason for defeating him, though far down the list. Nonetheless, he should stay atop the ticket, for four reasons.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
Affordable Care Act, like the first lady's garden, will prove hard to uproot
It's a good example of a program with substantial lock-in. On the other hand, if a program is bad enough, it will — eventually — unlock itself.
Editorial
Twitter should reject Turkey's moves to silence journalists
Government is using laws to restrict freedom rather than protect them.
John Rash
Rash Report: 'Command and Control' should spark a debate
'Techno-horror-thriller' documentary depicts a danger that's domestic as well as international.
William Barber II, Rob Eller-Isaacs and Carla J. Bailey
Progressive churches take on vital problems
Minnesotans of faith seek to inspire a national reawakening that has very specific goals.
Lori Sturdevant
Fearful and loathsome campaigning in Minnesota mailboxes
Flier about two DFL candidates picks the wrong approach and wrong topic.
PolitiFact: Clinton and Trump — an update on truth-telling
The campaign rolls on, and each new day is an opportunity for the candidates to fine-tune their personal profiles of probity, or the various shades thereof. Here's where Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump stand. For assessments of individual statements, visit politifact.com.
Jason Sole and Rachel Wannarka
Philando Castille decision: Choi must not repeat Freeman's missteps
Does black life have any value in Minnesota? An answer is pending; may it improve upon the past.
Paul H. Anderson
This lifelong Republican is voting for Hillary Clinton
I cannot support an unqualified candidate like Trump; Hillary is not without flaws, but she has the experience and wisdom.
Jeff Hayden
Counterpoint: Urgency of fixing health care premium costs is critical
Democrats and Republicans agree on more than you would imagine. It's just a matter of getting everyone to pull together.
Editorial
A big step forward for the Paris Agreement on global warming
The quick pace of acceptance is in part because of the specter of Trump.
Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg View
Fix our debates: Make them reality TV contests
Ask candidates to respond to the kinds of complex, shifting challenges they'd face as president -- not off-the-cuff to insults from an opponent.
MICHAEL SALTSMAN
Painless? Study on $15 Minneapolis wage doesn't add up
It draws on research funded by same unions pushing for hike.
Barbara J. Johnson
Minneapolis lost a decent, wise public servant in Al Hofstede
As other cities lay dying, the former mayor fought for housing and saving the urban core.
Noah Smith, Bloomberg View (TNS)
Here's the reform Trump's tax trickery should inspire
If we taxed wealth more and income less, we'd prevent avoidance and for a change make only the right people (i.e., truly skilled investors) rich.
It's clear that diplomacy has failed in Syria
Without the leverage of military action, it was doomed from the start.
Steve Almond
Beware the lazy pleasures of bumper-sticker politics
From "I Like Ike" and "All the Way with Adlai" to "Trump the Bitch" and "Yes, We Klan" — America's mobile rhetoric has changed a bit.
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