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Playing Politics: U.S. House debates fate of Paul Gosar
The Republican representative may be censured for posting an animated, violent video. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's D.J. Tice and John Rash.
Thomas L. Friedman
Want to save the Earth? Capitalism.
We need tools that are as big as Mother Nature — Father Profit and New Tech.
Fredrik deBoer
Democratic socialism isn't as popular as Democratic socialists think
Those of us who believe in it like to think the system is rigged against us, but the truth is we need to change minds.
Binyamin Appelbaum
Monopoly's bad cousin — monopsony — and the labor-oriented awakening of antitrust
Checking corporate power over workers as well as consumers is a necessary corrective.
Editorial
Belarus is using migrants as weapons
The West must hold firm against this "hybrid attack" and respond to the humanitarian outrage.
Letters
Readers Write: Guthrie incident, time changes, representation, COVID rates, pandemic response
Compassion, blame, exploitation
Cartoons
the Editorial Board of the New York Daily News
Don't waste the infrastructure bill
The spending is needed, but don't squander it on boondoggle projects.
Charles M. Blow
Will white supremacy fade into 'light' supremacy?
America isn't the only country with a history of discrimination based on skin color.
Kate Knuth
Trust will be key, and must be earned
Minneapolis leaders have an opportunity to strengthen the relationship with its citizens.
the Editorial Board of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Who's a 'snowflake' now?
Conservatives are the ones asserting victimhood these days by talk of race.
Dominic J. Packer and Jay J. Van Bavel
Who's really a 'freethinker' and who's actually a 'sheep'?
Individualism may be the ultimate form of American conformity.
Stephen L. Carter
Nicole MartinRogers, Mary Kunesh and Nicole Matthews
The effort to end violence against Indigenous women and girls — one year later
Minnesota's task force has resulted in progress, but there's work left to be done.
Laetitia Moreau
Counterpoint: Make standard time — not daylight saving time — permanent
Minnesotans need politicians, newspapers and clocks to serve them better.
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