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Faye Flam
November 26, 2022
Russian RS-24 Yars ballistic missiles in Red Square in 2020. In a nuclear war that involved Russia and the U.S., writes Faye Flam, the death toll from

Worst-case climate scenario? Nuclear winter.

Even a small war would mean mass famine. Policy changes would reduce the risk of apocalypse.
Opinion
November 26, 2022
Editorial cartoon by Pat Byrnes: A solution presents itself

Editorial cartoon by Pat Byrnes: A solution presents itself

John C. “Chuck” Chalberg
November 26, 2022
Of their eras: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Teddy Roosevelt.

Define 'progressive'

It's meant different things in different eras to those who could lay claim to the label. Which is a cautionary tale.
Letters
November 26, 2022
NASA’s Artemis 1 lifts off from launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., carrying the Orion spacecraft on a mission to orbit the moon, early W

Readers Write: Moonshots, abortion, internet equity, whiskers

What's NASA's real motive?
Editorial
November 26, 2022
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg worked an Iowa grill during the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry in September 2019.

End the kingmaking in Iowa and N.H.

The two states have enjoyed the influence that comes with first-in-the-nation election status long enough.
Opinion
November 25, 2022
Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on Twitter

Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on Twitter

Editorial
November 25, 2022
A view of the Minnesota State Capitol.

Big wins for diversity

The 2023 Minnesota Legislature will better reflect the state's population.
Bret Stephens
November 25, 2022
Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivers his victory speech in Mexico City’s main square, the Zocalo, Sunday, July 1, 2018. Lopez

Democracy goes south — south of the border

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is a left-wing version of Donald Trump, only worse.
Sandy Banks
November 25, 2022

Let's ditch the 'People of Color' fantasy

L.A. audio scandal revealed that allies come in all colors. Bigots, too.
Letters
November 25, 2022
Supporters cheer after former President Donald Trump announced in a speech at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 15 that he is running for president for the third tim

Readers Write: Trump's campaign, Nancy Pelosi, abortion

Please, not again.
Editorial
November 25, 2022
The bright street outside a south Minneapolis home in 2019, after an LED light was installed.

Let there be light on Mpls. streets

Used strategically, lighting can help bolster public safety.
Opinion
November 24, 2022

Bono praises capitalism

U2 frontman has found the economic system that many countries are looking for.
Letters
November 24, 2022
Attorney General Merrick Garland announces Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of clas

Readers Write: Trump investigation, the Legislature, Colorado shooting

Investigate away.
Editorial
November 24, 2022
Despite years of outcry, some Minnesota school children still get turned away for a hot lunch if their families haven’t paid up.

End shaming over school lunches

It's a humiliating, harmful practice that helps no one.
Carl P. Leubsdorf
November 24, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 and vaccinations, at the White House in Washington on June 18.

Why Biden should run. And why he shouldn't.

The Democrats' midterm showing was strong, but there's always his age to consider. Then again, who else have they got?
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