Opinion and Commentary

Letters

April 12

Kate Gallagher of Minneapolis, was on her way to work after running some errands. She is a personal trainer at The Movement Minneapolis and was seen a

Readers Write: Transportation, ridesharing, homeless encampments, Upper Red Lake

Saddle up, everyone. It's back to the past.

Opinion

April 12

Editorial cartoon: Trump's position on abortion

Helen B. Warren

April 12

Counterpoint: Community journalism has options

Advocates can do better than portray it as a victim of the profit motive and the internet.

Editorial

April 12

A marijuana activist holds a flag during a march in Washington, D.C., in 2021.

Make smart changes to Minnesota marijuana laws

Lawmakers should keep working on improvements to legislation legalizing cannabis.

Our Columnists

April 12

A scene from "The Movie Teller," one of 238 films representing 70 countries and cultures that screen through April 25 at the 43rd Annual Minneapolis S

Film festival shows the transformative power of art

At the 43rd Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, movies like "Sing Sing" and "The Movie Teller" reflect "how cinema or art in general moves us."

Stephen Marche

April 12

Cailee Spaeny, left, and Kirsten Dunst in a scene from "Civil War."

New movie 'Civil War' is not a provocation but a warning

The first step in prevention is imagining how it could come to pass.

Tressie McMillan Cottom

April 12

O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and actor who was acquitted of double murder in the 1990s, died on April 10, 2024, according to his family.

O.J. Simpson's legacy won't be the one he may have imagined

He wanted to be above the rules not because of what he was but because of who he was. And yet.

Opinion

April 11

Editorial cartoon: Enlightenment in an election year?

Janie S. Mayeron, Douglas A. Huebsch and Mike O. Kenyanya

April 11

"The U has served Minnesotans for more than 170 years, but this has not been done alone. For many decades, state investments recognized the significan

Why we, as regents, approved the U's funding request

In 1990, Minnesota ranked among the nation's Top 10 for per capita support of higher education. Since then, investment in students, operations and facilities has fallen drastically.

Steve Yaeger

April 11