Karen Lewis: Fiery Chicago Teachers Union chief takes on wrath of Rahm
Karen Lewis speaks to roaring crowds with a preacher’s cadence and the righteous wave of a pointed finger.For parents and teachers fed up with the pressures of high-stakes standardized tests — and the...
View ArticleYemen embassy breach lays bare anti-US sentiment, military weakness
As violent protests against an obscure anti-Islamic film spread to Yemen, parts of the capital ofSanaa erupted, underscoring the continuing instability facing the country and laying bare simmering...
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Libya delivers an early ‘October Surprise’
The murder of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three others in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya underscores that the Arab Spring's revolutionary upheavals continue while our diplomatic...
View ArticleA different approach to policing online sex trafficking advertising
The Deets I posted earlier this week about the ridiculousness of trying to quash online sex trafficking through site shutdowns.A quick history of music piracy may help illustrate why shutting down...
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Real Minnesotans voting no: Terry and Jesse Ventura
In a new video put out by Minnesotans United for All Families, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and his wife Terry explain why they are opposing the marriage amendment. According to the governor,...
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'Yes' versus 'yes, but': Minnesota gay marriage polls' differing numbers
With the Star Tribune and MPR on the sidelines for now, only two major polling organizations have covered Minnesota's marriage amendment: SurveyUSA and Public Policy Polling. For the first time this...
View ArticleTwo law firms hired to handle Vikings stadium legal issues
Two Minneapolis law firms have been hired to handle legal issues for building the Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis.The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, the newly created organization that...
View ArticleA look at Plan-it Hennepin’s early plan for Minneapolis' main drag
Plan-it Hennepin, that consortium of organizations hoping to transform Minneapolis' main drag, presented its preliminary plan to the public at the downtown library Wednesday night. Don't get too...
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Minneapolis to consider legalizing flea markets
The parking lot across the street from Ricky Kazee’s vintage clothing shop in northeast Minneapolis looked like the perfect place for a flea market. And he had picked the perfect day because Sundays...
View ArticleOpponents of voting amendment explain stance in YouTube video
While supporters of the voting amendment watch Pat Boone explain on YouTube why it's a good thing, opponents have their own video online that outlines why they think it's bad policy and expensive.The...
View ArticleKiller whale study sheds light on the 'grandmother hypothesis'
An intriguing new study on whales and menopause was published this week.It found that having a post-menopausal mom around greatly increases the survival rate of grown male killer whales.This finding is...
View ArticleNRCC launches first ad against Nolan
WASHINGTON — The National Republican Congressional Committee is out with its first ad in the heated 8th District race between Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack and DFLer Rick Nolan.The ad, which...
View ArticleDFLers want Gauthier off the ballot in Duluth legislative race
State Rep. Kerry Gauthier, the District 7B DFLer who withdrew from his re-election race after controversy over his behavior with a 17-year-old boy at a public rest stop, remains on the ballot, even...
View ArticleGov. Dayton gets recommendations for judicial appointments
The Commission on Judicial Selection has forwarded recommendations to Gov. Mark Dayton for three open judge positions around the state.In the 7th Judicial District, where Judge Michael Kirk was...
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Arts time — with 'lost' soul music, a 'Grease' singalong, Brother Ali
Editor's note: Former Glean writer Max Sparber is filling in for Brian Lambert for a few days.It’s Friday afternoon, and it’s time to look at the arts. Firstly, the Star Tribune’s continued awkward...
View ArticleRussian Duma expels anti-Putin lawmaker. Sign of a coming crackdown?
In a nearly unprecedented action, the pro-Kremlin majority in Russia's State Duma voted to strip dissident lawmaker Gennady Gudkov of his parliamentary mandate Friday. The move — just a day before...
View ArticleDREAM Act-lite: 7 in 100 eligible illegal immigrants apply, so far
When the Department of Homeland Security opened applications in mid-August for undocumented immigrants who are students and soldiers to get a reprieve from deportation, the big question was how many...
View ArticleAlly no longer? Obama weighs options in post-Arab Spring Egypt
Tensions in US-Egypt relations, which have spilled into the open amid continuing anti-American protests in Cairo, suggest two friends facing uncertainties following deep changes in their...
View ArticleFocus of anti-US protests in the Middle East evolve
AMMAN, Jordan — Demonstrators staged anti-American protests in at least five Arab capitals and other cities around the region Friday, setting foreign embassies alight and calling for the expulsion of...
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Growing new art ideas along the Central Corridor
Photo by Bill KelleyChristine Baeumler displays a model of her stormwater project at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Gallery.Is your idea of public art a work of visual art or sculpture...
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