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Adam Platt
Lori Sturdevant
In post-Roe Minnesota, abortion could be a potent political issue
Under state court precedent, it would be difficult to outlaw abortion in our state. But it's not unthinkable.
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Is political polarity heading toward a 'tipping point'?
New study reflects concern about "a critical point above which polarization becomes difficult, if not impossible, to reverse."
Sergio del Molino
What makes me a monster
Stalin had it. So did Pablo Escobar. And my psoriasis has led me to a life in the shadows.
James B. Elsner
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The Fed readies inflation response
Officials are taking steps to be able to raise short-term interest-rate target in March.
Peter Hutchinson
How to do some real good with $8 billion
Minnesota's surplus can make a real difference, but only if we approach things differently.
Tyler Cowen
Everything is costly for the poor — especially inflation
They have less of a buffer for unexpected changes, including the rising costs of necessities.
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Actual deficit in Build Back Better funding is $3 trillion, if scored realistically
The most recent Congressional Budget Office assessment gets rid of the gimmicks.
Jill Filipovic
Anti-abortion movement could reduce abortions if it wanted to
The numbers show the difference access to contraception makes, but many anti-abortion groups are quiet about it, or even hostile to it.
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Good news on Pfizer antiviral pill
Trial data showed it cut the risk of hospitalization among high-risk groups by nearly 90%.
Nan Bailly
Emma Greenman
Minnesota legislators must respond to Amazon's business model
Empower those who work under difficult conditions in the company's warehouses.
Ariel Delouya
U.S. and Canada make cars together. Let's not stop.
A provision in the proposed Build Back Better legislation threatens a longstanding collaboration in manufacturing.
Noah Feldman
California governor is wrong to mimic Texas' mockery of the Constitution
Gavin Newsom is taking the abortion vigilante stratagem and turning it toward guns.
Bret Stephens
Biden should not run again — and should say he won't
Far from weakening him, it would instantly allow him to be statesmanlike.
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Money trumps principles in sports
Athletes will protest mistreatment and align with causes, but not if it hurts their earning power.
Robert W. Griggs
The pandemic, mental health and hunting 'wild coins'
Instead of beating myself up or catastrophizing, I've set myself on an activity that keeps me in the here and now.
Kristi Rendahl
What nonprofits offer to the evolving world of work
The patient effort of understanding problems — this is something people enjoy being a part of, if it is truly valued.
David Fickling
New Zealand is banning tobacco. Will anyone follow?
The slope gets slipperier — and a little incongruous — for a behavioral restriction that many feel is justified.
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