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How a Biker Club Evolved Into Protest Marshals and Fundraisers

We recently talked to a few riders in a Twin Cities motorcycle club — including people named Barbie, Kassie, Bridget, Rachel, Amie, Marni, and Megan. The group is known as Bikers Riding Against Policy Brutality, and was formed to protect protestors after George Floyd was murdered by police in 2020. Today they are still engaged in marshaling at various marches, but also in fundraising and mutual aid efforts.

Hegseth Made the Fitness Test Harder: Most Female Marines Are Passing

“I think [Hegseth's] mandate is based on the belief that women can’t meet men’s fitness standards within combat arms." According to Marine Corps data, 91.38 percent of women and 96.53 percent of men in combat arms who have taken the test since January have met or exceeded that threshold.

Compulsory Safety, Continued: What Black Rural Families Are Building Now

School has begun in Minnesota. For many families, this is…

The Surveillance of a Teacher

In early June, Thoreson’s work to help her community during Operation Metro Surge led to seven federal officers showing up on her front lawn. 

Part 4: How the Hennepin County Attorney Defines Public Safety

"I know victims who would much rather not have been victimized in the first place," she said. "When we know there are successful things that can keep kids out of the system and help them not come back, that's really about prevention. And that's the best public safety."

The Lineage of a Minnesota 15 Activist

In the late 1930s, after hearing Dorothy Day speak in…

Single Mothers Lost Income Hiding From ICE — and Can’t Afford to Renew Immigration Papers (The 19th)

Single mothers are already more likely to be low-income, facing higher rates of food and housing insecurity. Even three months of work disruption could put them in a precarious position, at risk of losing their housing and not having enough to feed their children.

Part 3: The Personal Story Shared by Stacey Abrams

This essay is adapted from the talk Stacey Abrams gave at the…

My Quest Seeking Progress Since 1960

Lynette Malles shares her journey from civil rights America in the 1960s to Morocco to New York City feminist meetings to the Rising Moon lesbian commune and socialist organizations in the 1970s — back in Minnesota — to a labor union and now, living as a Marxist for 17 years.

Planting Seeds in Times of Darkness

Winona LaDuke shares four concepts for a sustainable future. "On a worldwide scale, Indigenous people represent about 5 percent of the world’s population but steward 75 percent of the world’s biodiversity. We are successful in protecting these lands because we are committed to the land, to life, and to moderating our own behavior so that life can continue. That’s how we can hang out in an ecosystem for a thousand years and it’s still healthy. Indigenous knowledge and values help preserve life."

Karin Wille: My Roots in Feminism

Author and long-time feminist lawyer Karin Wille shares more than 100 years of women's rights, from the personal perspective of generations of women in her family.

Part 2: Clare Oumou Verbeten and Stacey Abrams Share Insights About Women Winning

Clare Oumou Verbeten and Stacey Abrams headlined a Women Winning event that focused on reproductive justice, DEI, protecting freedom, and the importance of electing women.