2026 Elections

From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress

In order for any ideological group to have a say in policymaking, it must not only be unified in policy goals but prepared to act as a voting bloc...

Our Black News: Who Gets to Define Black Political Power?

Four Minnesota voices take on party loyalty, Lisa Demuth, public fraud, community leadership—and whether Black political power can...

The Voters Hiding in Plain Sight

Minnesota’s congressional candidates are searching for ways to stand apart. They should start by addressing disability, aging and...

A campaign is too valuable to waste solely on politics.

Minnesota once elected senators who treated campaigns as opportunities to teach, listen and lead. Flanagan and Tafoya have...

The 83-Neighborhood Militia: Unpacking the DSA, Part 10

Dismantling armed law enforcement, emptying the prisons, and fracturing the city into dozens of localized, elected neighborhood security...

Making Sense of Minnesota’s August 11 Primaries

Minnesota’s August 11 primaries exposed polling failures, tested party endorsements, and offered new clues about where both parties are headed in November. The biggest loser...

Takeaways from Minnesota’s Primary

Minnesota will elect its first female governor. Even more significant for a state facing strong economic headwinds and fundamental questions about the role and...

A “Big Tent” Until You Challenge Ilhan Omar?

DSA activists once protested that ideological opponents were trying to purge them from the party. Now a viral text chain shows Omar’s DSA supporters...

Opinion: The Politics of Division Is Costing Us Our Community

The greatest casualty of Minneapolis’ increasingly factional politics may be trust, as communities that should be working together instead feel ignored, divided, and spoken...

The Grid Collapse and the Fantasy of Asset Confiscation: Unpacking the DSA, Part 9

Why seizing investor-owned utilities without compensation would instantly tank our credit rating, trigger a massive business exodus, and leave our energy infrastructure in the...

Martha Holton Dimick: We need Anders Folk — and we need him now.

By Martha Holton Dimick In an August 7, 2025, Star Tribune article, I announced that I would not be running for Hennepin County Attorney this...

Lindell’s Residency Revelation Recalls Mattson’s Remote Ribs

Mike Lindell’s Texas voter registration has thrown his Minnesota gubernatorial bid into question—reviving memories of a decades-old controversy over a state official who ran...

Ilhan Omar Shut Me Down at a Town Hall Meeting

It Shaped What I Seek from My Representatives Summer of 2021. Joe Biden was riding on positive approval ratings (before the problematic exit from Afghanistan)....

Council Member Rainville: Why I am supporting Anders Folk for Hennepin County Attorney

Neighbors, This year we have an incredibly important election on the ballot August 11th: Hennepin County Attorney. The Hennepin County Attorney is a critical part...

Angie Craig: Why I’m running for the United States Senate

By Angie Craig I was raised by a single mom and my grandmother in a mobile home park. We didn’t always have health insurance, and...

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