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Chicago's police leader needs more time to get the job done
Violent crime epidemic is more complicated than who's the top cop.
Ezra Klein
We need a moonshot on meat — animal-free meat, that is
Between the rise of antibiotic-resistant diseases and greenhouse gas emissions, our love of meat is killing us and the planet.
Arne Carlson, Tom Berkelman, Janet Entzel and Chris Knopf
Editorial counterpoint: Heed Mondale's warnings on mining
There is not just one mine threatening Minnesota's future.
Jay Ambrose
Beware of police reforms that make things worse
Action is needed, but done the wrong way, it could cost lives.
Jessica Bruder
What 'Nomadland' exposes about fear in America
People who live in homes-on-wheels should not have to be constantly afraid of "the knock."
David Lillehaug
Mondale's most important legacy was inspiring the young
He knew the future depended on the next generation, and he made sure they were seen and heard.
Layering more red tape on cops won't fix policing
Broader issues of mental health, poverty and violence must be addressed.
Miles Hill
Screen addiction: a crisis the young need intervention to overcome
Proposed state legislation would give young people the tools and guidance they need to learn how to use technology in a balanced way.
Owen Duckworth and Ivory Taylor
End to eviction ban must not lead to eviction boom
The moratorium off-ramp must prevent abuse of the system.
Carl P. Leubsdorf, Dallas Morning News
Charles M. Blow
John Rash
Minnesota should be America's 'Nordic model' on press freedom
World Press Freedom Index shows the Scandinavian exception to global press repression, and conditions this state should aspire to.
Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters: Those targeting my words in Minnesota distort the truth
I'm not new to protest, challenge and confrontation. But I am also nonviolent.
Michelle Goldberg
World needs Biden's help to end the pandemic
Waive intellectual property laws that limit the sharing of vaccine technology.
Virginia Heffernan
The metaphors and truths of the Reagan and Mondale eras
A red dawn instead of dog day afternoons. Messaging that felt like magic instead a "root canal." But also: The giving way of good governance.
Veena Iyer
Biden is, so far, no Walter Mondale
He still has the chance to follow the legendary Minnesotan's advice on refugees.
Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
'The world needed to see what I was seeing'
We should all strive to be as strong as Darnella Frazier, and the other witnessess, if we want the world to change for the better.
Tina Smith
Tina Smith: Walter Mondale was a fighter of good fights, a teller of hard truths
One of those hard truths is that the fight still isn't over.
Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar: I learned two things from my first job with Walter Mondale
The vice president was my role model — and my friend.
James Rosen
Young, Black, female and brilliant: Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is a hero for our times
She was integral to the COVID vaccine effort. And now she's lending her credibility to fight vaccine hesitancy.
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