Tag: Minnesota
Police officer found guilty of excessive force against unarmed man
The behavior of the defendant will not be tolerated and the Department of Justice will seek to prosecute those who abuse their power
A necessary voice: Ilhan Omar must not be silenced
Representative Omar has only held office for two months and not only faces attacks from within her own party, but also what amounts to a campaign of incitement launched by the right.
Police in Minnesota are using private security firms to target anti-pipeline...
“It’s clear that Enbridge is doing everything they can to have a very highly skilled force of security and law enforcement at their fingertips to do what they can to stop any resistance to Line 3.”
Minnesota approves controversial Enbridge pipeline rebuild
Tribal groups say Enbridge's plan is the worst possible route.
Minneapolis announces its pledge to go 100 percent renewables by 2030
The resolution is a direct response to climate change that is "caused primarily by the combustion of fossil fuels."
Thousands protest Philando Castile shooting verdict
“This verdict shows how the system is rigged against justice for victims of police terror.”
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Trump’s second term delivers massive gains for billionaires as working Americans face cuts and...
New data and polling show wealth surging at the top under Donald Trump while healthcare, food assistance, and affordability erode for millions.
What’s it going to take to get to mass strikes?
General strikes can have a tremendous impact, but to succeed they require an organized majority.
Ending republican control will require overcoming the democratic leadership
The last 12 months have shown that Donald Trump’s party is bent on methodically inflicting vast cruelty and injustice while aiming to crush what’s left of democracy and the rule of law.
Experts warn Minnesota crackdown mirrors early stages of US civil war scenarios
Legal scholars and political scientists say the Trump administration’s escalating ICE operation, National Guard brinkmanship, and Insurrection Act threats in Minnesota closely resemble conditions identified in civil war simulations, raising alarms about constitutional collapse and violent state federal conflict.
How much ego-serving cataclysm must MAGA Trumpism wreak—before fierce adversaries resist?
Looking older, bedraggled and more deranged, Trump is running out of laws, rules, thresholds, institutions, alliances and Congressionally-mandated programs to burn down.