Minneapolis 2040 Plan: An economic principle is being misused
It's a fallacy that creating more housing units will make them affordable. We can look around the Twin Cities metro area for real-world examples of this.
Minneapolis 2040 Plan: The benefits of urban design
As an architect, I was reluctant to leave the city for a suburb. But I did, and later the best of urban amenities came to me — though not by accident.
Immigrant workforce is critical for Minnesota's economic growth
It's the only population group still expanding in the state.
David Johnson
We don't need more mining to have a green, high-tech economy
Copper and nickel is already abundant — and recyclable.
Faye Flam
Suicide research could be mortality breakthrough of the '20s
It's been studied by relatively few until recently.
Margaret Sullivan
Media coverage of Kobe Bryant's death was chaotic, but there were moments of grace
The drive to be first with the news at all costs never looks best ultimately.
Philip Bump
'Six key facts that … will not change'
Trump's legal team outlined its case. John Bolton appears to have kneecapped it.
BRANDON FERDIG
Stuart Rothenberg
Whomever Democrats pick, Trump likely wins Iowa
But there's an opening, because his strong 2016 victory was less about him than about his opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Nekima Levy Armstrong
Research shows progressive places, like Minneapolis, have the worst achievement gaps
Conservative cities are much better at closing the opportunity gap in education. We must demand more from our system.
Editorial
Research on vaping isn't keeping up with growth in e-cigarette use
But federal authorities are learning more all the time, and it's troubling.
Steven Pearlstein
The economy is a house of cards
Political dysfunction will destroy it eventually.
D.J. Tice
Luxury begets affordable housing?
The magic of the market, in a chain reaction.
Graydon Royce
The Minnesota Orchestra again faces a deficit and contract talks — let's hope there's no encore
The operating deficit is massive and contract talks approach, which brings to mind the last time the orchestra had some disputes.
Steve Hunegs
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Americans must commit to remembering
The searing experiences helped shape the American postwar world for the better as it belatedly began to address its endemic racism.
Keith Broady
We need a constitutional amendment to guarantee strong families and communities
A constitutional amendment on K-12 education is great, but it doesn't go far enough.
Cheryl Persigehl
Minneapolis needs to implement an African-centered curriculum
The only equality is the percentage of white and black students.
Jessica Pisano
The Volodymyr Zelensky effect
Yes, Putin cares about Trump's impeachment trial — but not for the reason you might imagine.
Editorial Board
Jim Lehrer's old-school journalism is exactly how we should still be doing it today
Here's what he said about doing the job well.
Editorial
Gun control opponents peacefully exercised their rights in Virginia
Some were motivated by high levels of misinformation and fear.
P.J. O’Rourke
P.J. O'Rourke: We need more of the Extreme Moderate
And more who aren't absolutely sure about absolutely everything.
Julie Knopp
Minneapolis City Council members take enlightened step toward fur-free city
The ordinance, if passed, would reduce the number of animals killed for fur, and the accidental victims like dogs and children.
David Miller
If you're ashamed of being a party member, stay out of our primary
Primaries differ from general elections.
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