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Policy/Politics

Commentary: What to know about the sulfide mine proposed in Minnesota’s headwaters watershed

With Talon’s proposal, Minnesota now has sulfide-mining proposals in all three of its major watersheds: the Mississippi River, Lake Superior, and the Boundary Waters. A public comment period for one of them ends September 14.
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What Data Says About Violence in Minnesota: A Reflection After the Latest Mass Shooting

“Despite widespread media attention to mass shootings committed by estranged people, the majority of homicides are committed by individuals known to the victims.”
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Convergence: National Conversations About Defending Democracy Held in Minnesota

National leaders for defending democracy gathered at the Minneapolis convention center August 21 to 23, partly to talk about how Minnesotans organized to protect neighbors from federal agents, and partly to prepare for the next onslaught of federal occupation, likely related to the upcoming November elections. A central message: True power comes from cross-sector collaboration between labor, faith communities, nonprofits, and other community leaders.
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Bulletin Board: A Running Tally of Posts From Other Sources

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The Long Fight Against Toxins in One Neighborhood

After her 16-year-old son Trinidad died in 2013 of dilated cardiomyopathy — a condition associated with exposure to air pollution — Holmes became an activist. Many people in her Indigenous community were dying before the age of 55, and she began to question what had once seemed normal.
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Commentary: What is the Save Our Bacon Act in the Farm Bill?

The cutesy-named "Save Our Bacon Act" was introduced in Congress in July to support large corporations to strip states of the power to set their own standards for the food sold within their borders, and to nullify laws voters have already passed to protect people and animals.
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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."
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EXPLAINER: What Is Happening to Our Health Care, From Heather Cox Richardson

While the focus has been on produce, FDA records show what she calls “a steady stream of recalls” that includes “prepared foods, salad dressings, soups, bakery items and ready-to-eat products,” potentially contaminated with salmonella, Listeria, or foreign materials, including pieces of metal.
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Commentary: Understanding Xenophobia’s Durability 

While the question of 'who gets to stay?' is centered in immigration discussions today, it’s not a new one. Rather, it’s a consideration that has always been part of this country’s history — a fundamental hurdle in deciding how the United States as a nation would be built. 
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Historic Results for Minnesota Women Candidates

For the first time, Minnesotans will decide on two women candidates…
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Part 1: Discussing Gun Violence Remedies in Bloomington

"The system will fail us if we wait for the system to solve itself.”
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NEWS: Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing

DETROIT (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed, an insurgent former public health…
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Commentary: Indivisible Opposes ICE Detention Center Opening in Minnesota August 11

Indivisible Twin Cities is outraged and horrified that ICE and CoreCivic have signed a contract allowing CoreCivic to operate a detention camp in Appleton, Minnesota. CoreCivic just announced its new contract with ICE in Appleton will begin Aug. 11
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Bridging the Political Divides: Rural Women Running

Rural women running for political office this year gathered in a park near the Mississippi River in central Minnesota. Here is some of what they said. "It is going to be fast, and it is going to be hard, but we can get this done. I am done hearing that women cannot win, because look at us here.”
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Bipartisan Legislators Announce New Laws to Address Domestic Violence That Take Effect August 1

Minnesota lawmakers hosted a news conference Thursday to highlight new domestic violence laws to strengthen protections for survivors, close longstanding legal loopholes, and improve accountability across the criminal justice system.
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