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John Marty
Editorial counterpoint: Actually, single-payer Medicare for All IS the only answer
The Affordable Care Act may have covered more people, but it won't give us health care for everyone.
Ari Kaufman
The Twin Cities don't speak for the entire state of Minnesota
"A vote for Trump is a vote against Minneapolis" has become the outstate slogan. And it could be a winner for 2020.
Noah Smith
Remember the border crisis? It has eased (for now)
Trump's harsh policies have 'worked' — along with population trends that would have solved the problem anyway, without tarnishing America's reputation.
Zack Stephenson
We can put an end to those awful robocalls
My bill will require companies to use preventive technology at no extra cost.
Frank O. Bowman III
Michael McDonald and Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer
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For Veterans Day, we should honor vets by saving the planet and ending senseless wars
What used to pay homage to the carnage of war and importance of peace now glorifies the military.
Editorial, New York Daily News
Medicare for All is being tested with the New York Health Act
And questions about cost and practicality are weighing down the plan.
Betty McCollum
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U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum: All that must go into making light rail safe
We must address the social issues that contribute to challenges.
Tyler Cowen
How to really count the costs on Medicare for All
Paying for it is one thing. Accounting for the ripple effects is another.
Editorial
Why is California allowing home construction in fire zones?
Development is putting more state residents at risk from wildfires.
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.
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