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Institutions promised more humane and inclusive language. Too often, they produced a vocabulary that obscures ordinary people—and leaves everyone afraid to speak. A few years ago, on my first day...

Counterpoint: Scooter Takeover Was Reckless, Not Restorative

Teenagers need freedom and adventure. They do not need adults celebrating dangerous, unlawful behavior. I am generally reluctant to...

Before Trump, some states had already ended affirmative action for contractors – here’s what happened

By Ben Rosa President Donald Trump made headlines early in his second term when he ordered that affirmative action...

From the Editor in Chief: We Want You Writing for the Minneapolis Times

As local journalism faces major shifts, the Minneapolis Times is expanding—and inviting local reporters, community advocates, and storytellers...

A Tale of Four Cities: Seattle Nice Podcast

Welcome to a special crossover edition of Better Minneapolis. This episode was recorded live in Seattle at the...

Our Black News: Is the NAACP Relevant?

Has one of America’s oldest civil rights organizations lost its way, or is it still an essential voice in the fight for justice? Join co-hosts...

Independence Day: 250 Years of Striving for a More Perfect Union

As America marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, the question is not whether the founding promise was fulfilled in 1776. It is...

Commentary: The Quarter-Millennium Question

The race isn't over. The experiment is still on the table. And the next chapter is entirely up to us. Two hundred and fifty years...

Re: Defiling White Corpses

“Leave indigenous land sacred and piss on the white corpses.” “Leave indigenous land sacred and piss on the white corpses.” I have been thinking about this...

Why many older Americans are losing ground even with an 80‑year‑old president

By Nina A. Kohn and Naomi Cahn American political leadership skews decidedly older than the population as a whole. President Donald Trump turned 80 years old on June 14,...

The Little Heads in the Closet

I found them while cleaning out a closet. Two ceramic planters shaped like little heads. One pinkish. One brownish. I had forgotten I even owned them. They’re pretty...

What we misunderstand about absent fathers

“What do dads do on Tuesdays?” By Matthew Alemu This wasn’t a rhetorical question when I posed it to my wife as our daughter’s birth approached....

Florida Ban Recalls Fluoride Fights Here

Returning with other Minnesota snowbirds from a seasonal stay in Florida, where I maintain a winter home and remote working office, it is always...

Older Americans are often compelled to keep working – and then criticized for not stepping aside

There is a scene in “The Devil Wears Prada 2” where legendary fashion editor Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, is walking alone through...

President Needs Full -Court Press To Address ‘Casino’ World

President Trump was spot-on a couple of weeks ago when he regrettably remarked that “the world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino.” It...

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