Tag: Progressives

Local Elected Office as Training Wheels

A few nights ago, I watched Bernie Sanders’ interview with Steven Colbert. It was a re-run from a few weeks prior, but a friend,...

Who is really “harshening the vibes”? A response to John Edwards at WedgeLive

Updated May 25, 2025 By Tyler Balbuena and Yiscah Bracha Introduction On May 13, John Edwards in WedgeLive! opined: “Much has been said about a leftward drift...

How the “Far Left” Has Won Public Offices in Minneapolis

If you are paying attention to 2025 city elections, you probably have received calls to attend your DFL precinct caucus on April 8. The...

The Game is Rigged: Seeking the Minneapolis DFL Party Endorsement

My name is Victor Martinez. In 2021, I first decided to run for the Minneapolis City Council because I believed the rhetoric coming out of...

Minneapolis for the Many fundraising email: “We Love Minneapolis is flooding Minneapolis with conservative money”

Minneapolis for the Many’s claims about Corbin and about We Love Minneapolis are demonstratively false You may have received this March 24 email from Minneapolis...

Who is Funding “All of Minneapolis?”

Recently Council President Elliott Payne wrote in the StarTribune Opinion page a piece called, Minneapolis doesn’t have a strong mayor, it has strong donors:...

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