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Divestment is easier chanted than done
Why colleges cannot accede to student protesters' demands that they jettison investments because of the war in Gaza.
Minnesota needs an ERA that includes gender and reproductive freedom
Look at all of the anti-freedom efforts, here and elsewhere. You'll see the urgency.
Legislature must clarify sex, gender before putting an ERA before Minnesota voters
The proposed amendment does not specify what happens when those two concerns are at odds.
Legislature must act — properly — on Uber and Lyft before adjourning
Letting the companies leave will damage our economy and regional reputation. That requires repairing, not aggravating, the damage done by the Minneapolis City Council.
The 10 civic commitments
A democracy without civic virtue is destined to come apart at the seams.
For Mother's Day, I don't want brunch. We need a cease-fire.
I believe that we all face these moments, when we are confronted by a moral horror and our own small sense of complicity in it.
Counterpoint: No reason to rue caucuses, as long as you exercise your rights
The rest of us aren't helpless. We can vote. Promote candidacies. Or even run ourselves. It's not even too late for this year.
Seniors see retirement slipping away
Too many Americans have little or no savings, and they worry about cuts to Medicare, Social Security.
University of Minnesota medical ethicist: The morally unthinkable becomes normal too easily
What is it that leads a rare individual to say no to practices that are deceptive, exploitative or harmful when everyone else thinks they are fine?
Consumer angst is growing, and famous brands are hurting
Even the strongest brands, like Starbucks, are feeling the pain as belts are tightened.
The trouble with Nicollet Mall: It's boring now
We made some bad choices, and now one needs to go to Denver to see what might have been.
The trouble with Minneapolis: Why we're leaving after all these years
Weird governance, weird priorities. But above all, it doesn't feel safe.
State housing bills are dead; time for local leaders to step up
An example of how to approach this comes from St. Cloud.
Getting back to basics on free speech
An Q&A with Greg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
Store guns safely and save lives
A 14-year-old Florida boy found a gun in an alley, and soon his 11-year-old brother was dead.
Why we protested at the University of Minnesota
The calls from students are clear. The time to divest is now.
Debating Trump is a losing proposition for Biden
So is not debating. So here's the solution.
North Star Promise is an assist for attending college, but navigate carefully
The program is a step in the right direction but comes with some implications.
The cost of extremism is why D-Day matters
Next month will bring the 80th anniversary. Remembrance is needed more than ever.
It's time to remove for-profit HMOs from Minnesota
Our legislation would restore the nonprofit requirement the state removed in 2017.