We now have a new set of Minneapolis Park Board Commissioners. During the campaign the candidates aired some of the same old ...

Starbucks workers are on an open-ended strike. I continue to stand in solidarity with Starbucks Workers United. I call on the ...

The awful, awful thing about bureaucracy is its cold indifference. Many of my colleagues sought comfort, salaries and pensions while wallowing in self-pity and whining like gold medalists. Humanity ...

The earliest provision created by the U.S. government for pacifists and conscientious objectors was CPS, Civilian Public Service, in 1940, where the alternative to war was fighting forest fires, ...

You’ve probably noticed it- that expansive 250 acres of green behind the large iron gates along 36th St. near Hennepin Ave. (Uptown.) But have you explored it? There is much to explore, including ...

Memory of even recent history is being lost. To review early warnings: Thirty years ago, Boris Yeltsin argued vehemently ...

A queer community under increased surveillance. Queer bodies under attack—psychologically, ideologically, physically. Nudieland—where two men shot seven and killed one at a queer punk show in Phillips ...

What happened with the November elections? Everywhere there was a Blue Wave, a rejection of Trump and his policies. In New ...

A while back I reviewed a place that was not only a chain (small and local, but still a chain) but it was in Rochester, Minnesota. Nobody complained, so this month I am going to push the envelope even ...

The history of summer camps goes back further than you would think. Maybe that’s why I came across many camps for “pioneers” while researching the topic. Created by Canadian Anglicans, the Soviet ...

The role of special interest money in Minneapolis is growing. A new — mostly rental property owner-funded — independent expenditure political committee (IEPC) is here. They call themselves We Love ...