On Tuesday, voters in Minneapolis made international news for holding off the socialist challenge in local elections, unlike their counterparts in New York City. In the rest of America, voters…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune rebuts the Rick Kupchella documentary on the decline and fall of the Twin Cities. Last week, I reviewed and recommended the 59-minute film. The headline of…
Perusing the platform of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), you should believe them when they tell you who they are. I recommend that you watch the entire 59-minute Rick…
Current state Sen. Omar Fateh (DFL-Minneapolis) appears to have won the Democratic-party endorsement for Mayor of Minneapolis last night at the city’s party convention for 2025. I say “appears” because…
The upcoming municipal elections in Minneapolis will be a referendum on the city’s future. At the moment, the future is not bright. Yesterday, the city’s hometown newspaper, the Star Tribune,…
Back in 2019, I asked “Why does socialism always end up in oppression and poverty?” “Socialists do not generally set out to create impoverished, oppressive disasters,” I wrote: When the…
The winners of all 13 city council seats have been decided, with majority control appearing to favor the far-left candidates. Incumbents on the city council have prevailed in all 11…
Minneapolis isn’t the only core Metro city with an election next week. All seven of St. Paul’s city council seats are up for election on November 7 and there are…
We’ve written frequently about the struggles of Minneapolis, the state’s largest city, to elevate the principles of Race, Equity, and Inclusion (REI) in city government. Now the cause is being…
The local Twin Cities chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (TCDSA) issued a follow-up today to their incendiary statement backing Hamas issued on Monday. The original statement is still…
Control of the city council is up for grabs in the election less than a month away. As we get closer to Election Day 2023, we’ve been digging into the…
The local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (TC DSA) makes a play in the race for St. Paul City Council. You will recall that earlier this week TC…
The Twin Cities chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (TCDSA) issued a controversial statement last night in support of the Palestinian cause, just weeks before the November 7 election…
Apologists for Hamas are using very specific language in their attempt to shift blame for the heinous acts of terrorism committed against Israeli citizens this week. That same language is…
In the wake of the recent attacks on Israel — which saw hundreds of civilians killed, raped, and kidnapped by Hamas — the Democratic Socialists of America moved quickly to…
Minneapolis ranks, at least according to this study, as the 9th most liberal city in America. Politics in the city are dominated by the local branch of the Democratic party…
The window for candidate filings opened on August 1 and runs through August 15. The filings, so far, do include a few surprises. All thirteen seats on the Minneapolis City…
Council member Jeremiah Ellison is accused. Yesterday, the challenger for the Democratic endorsement in Ward 10 for the Minneapolis city council, Nasri Warsame, held a press conference to tell his…