Recent content from John Rash
100 years on, 'Main Street' divide endures
New exhibit about Sinclair Lewis, author of the seminal novel about small-town America, opens at the Minnesota History Center.
WHO faces a health and geopolitical pandemic
World Health Organization leader will kick off Global Minnesota's World Health Day Symposium, which will focus on health equity.
Playing Politics podcast: Infrastructure Week (era, actually)
President Joe Biden proposes a $2 trillion plan. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Adam Carter and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Patricia Lopez and John Rash.
In Alaska, a cold start to Biden-era China relations
Reactions to U.S. documentary "Do Not Split" and Chinese action film "Wolf Warrior" series reflect Beijing's worldview and diplomatic approach.
Playing Politics podcast: Will Washington finally act on guns?
Mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder renew calls for congressional action. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Scott Gillespie and John Rash.
Fans finding some sports championships, award shows less rewarding
Ratings decline due to many media, sociological, programming and pandemic factors, but the result is fewer shared experiences.
Playing Politics podcast: Walz sidelined by COVID exposure
While managing the vaccine rollout and coronavirus mitigation measures, the governor is quarantined. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's D.J. Tice and John Rash.
Unity elusive during a long pandemic year
Unlike previous crises like World War II, virus left the country's politics, media and, at times, even society more divided than ever.
Playing Politics: Biden's big bill
The president gets a victory with the passing of the $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Patricia Lopez and John Rash.
Freedom recedes worldwide — including here
Recently released report from Freedom House states that "fewer than a fifth of the world's people now live in fully Free countries."