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Carlisle Ford Runge and Robbin S. Johnson
May 7, 2022
Remnants of a farm targeted by a Russian strike at a frontline position in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 24.

War will bring famine unless America acts

The invasion itself, and the policies set off by the war, will worsen the lives of hundreds of millions of people struggling with food insecurity, especially children.
Jennifer Schuessler
May 7, 2022
Officers with the U.S. Supreme Court walk along a fenced-off plaza during early morning hours at the Supreme Court in Washington, May 3. A leaked draf

Will those who control abortion's past control its future?

The leaked opinion draft states that Roe v. Wade ignored or misstated the history of abortion, but historians see the story differently.
Opinion
May 7, 2022
Editorial cartoon: Dave Granlund on Mother's Day

Editorial cartoon: Dave Granlund on Mother's Day

Letters
May 7, 2022
Former Vice President Walter Mondale’s sons William and Ted stood with President Joe Biden to sing the “Minnesota Rouser” at the conclusion of a

Readers Write: Mondale memorial, volcanic politics, rail service and college selection, catalytic converters, bitcoin

Memorial was wonderful and well-managed
Editorial
May 7, 2022
A demonstrator held up a sign at a rally Tuesday at U.S. Federal Courthouse Plaza in Minneapolis, following news of the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draf

Preparing for a post-Roe nation

The right to choose is well-protected in Minnesota — at least for now.
Letters
May 6, 2022
Walter Mondale and Hubert H. Humphrey in the documentary “Fritz: The Walter Mondale Story.”

Readers Write: Walter Mondale, abortion

His virtues showed us the way.
Opinion
May 6, 2022
Editorial cartoon: Bob Englehart on the Supreme Court

Editorial cartoon: Bob Englehart on the Supreme Court

Ramesh Ponnuru
May 6, 2022
A crowd celebrates outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry a

Post-Roe, many fears, many hopes, will not come true

Yes, Roe's premises also serve as foundations for other major decisions, but those laws would be tough to repeal.
Michelle Goldberg
May 6, 2022
An abortion opponent demonstrator stands in front of a group of abortion rights demonstrators outside the Supreme Court building in Washington on May

The death of Roe will tear America apart

You think we hate each other now? Just wait ...
Editorial
May 6, 2022
How much for Minnesota schools?

How much for Minnesota schools?

State's divided Legislature is considering vastly different DFL, Republican plans.
Eric J. Topol
May 6, 2022
Since the omicron variant of COVID-19 was first recognized in the U.S. in late November, writes Eric Topol, a professor of molecular medicine at Scrip

COVID vaccines need to be evolving much faster

Because the virus is.
Opinion
May 5, 2022
Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on COVID milestones

Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on COVID milestones

Bernadeia Johnson and Sondra Samuels
May 5, 2022
Minneapolis Public Schools teachers and staff and members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers picketed in 2021 outside district headquarters bef

Hear, then protect, teachers of color

If the Minneapolis teachers union is truly anti-racist, it must stop safeguarding a system that thwarts racial justice.
Matt Pearce
May 5, 2022
The Supreme Court has been rocked by an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion ruling on abortion.

Would a leaky Supreme Court be so bad?

It might be messy, but transparency can be a good thing.
Opinion
May 5, 2022

The student loan con game

Democrats are deceiving Americans on a number of key points.
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