A liberal apology for Donald Trump: Many on the left say that Trump’s election calls for “resistance.” Instead we should look inward.

BY ADAM MICHAEL SCHENCK Admit it. Donald J. Trump is a remarkable person. Now read this: For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered, but the…

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Geezerhood

BY TONY BOUZA One of the inescapable disabilities of geezerhood is the temptation to reminisce.  Here I go. The time is early 1968.  I am the eminence grise to the highest ranking member of the NYPD—a Sammy Glick* who knew how to run after the prize—and get it—but had no…

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Come McMasters of War

BY ED FELIEN Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death planes You that build the big bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks   –Bob Dylan…

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Why should I go to my precinct caucus?

BY ED FELIEN A friend wrote on the Mpls Issues List that he’s discouraged about going to his precinct caucus: “Before, precinct caucuses were in the precincts or very close, but after the caucuses went consolidated, no longer could one walk to a caucus. One would have to drive and…

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When will they say, ‘No More War!’?

BY ED FELIEN MoveOn.org writes: “Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) has introduced a bipartisan bill to block additional U.S. forces from being sent into Syria. “H.R. 1473 prohibits the Department of Defense from funding any attempt by the administration to expand our presence in Syria by putting U.S. combat boots on…

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Are the MPD collaborating with ICE?

BY ED FELIEN The roundup of “undesirables” has begun. They will be sent to detention camps. The Star Tribune reported Friday that 26 immigrants had been arrested in Minnesota by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. “The Incarnation Church member arrested on Lake Street last week had lived in the…

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Are we sick of reading about him yet?

BY POLLY MANN People may be sick of reading about him but here’s a small item. The Trump Administration is proposing a $54 billion increase in the arms budget. (I refuse to call it “defense” spending because it is not that.) One of the results is a deficit budget of…

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Reducing health disparities should be a priority

BY LYNN BALFOUR Imagine a city whose policies reduce health disparities rather than create them.  I have lived in the Longfellow neighborhood of South Minneapolis for a little more than 25 years. I’ve worked in the healthcare field for almost 20 years. I support increasing the minimum wage to $15…

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Our Revolution endorses candidates

BY LILY KEIRE, ORMN VOLUNTEER Our Revolution MN (ORMN) DFL endorsed candidates at the March 4th DFL State Central Committee meeting. By working to get progressive candidates in office at all levels of government, ORMN seeks to create a progressive Minnesota that works for ALL people. These candidates are progressives…

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QUEEN OF CUISINE: Welcome Home

BY CARLA WALDEMAR Lake & Irving 1513 W. Lake St. 612-354-2453 www.lakeandirving.com “You Can’t Go Home Again,” the conflicted Thomas Wolfe entitled his final novel. Thank goodness brothers Chris and Andrew Ikeda paid no heed. The Minnesota-born  bros, Culinary Institute of America grads, earned their cooking chops in the fantasy…

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A prayer for Easter

BY ED FELIEN May the spirit of Jesus the Christ, the savior, the messiah, the revolutionary* inspire all of us on April 9, Palm Sunday, the feast day of the first Peoples March to throw money-changers out of the Temple, to help us renew our dedication to the purification of…

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