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Popping the bubble: more data that bursts commonly-held GOP tax beliefs
Brick City Blog We’ve talked about this on morethanoneoccasion, but the data shows that many conservative/Republican talking points on tax policy just don’t reflect reality. Let’s look at some...
View Article2012 Give to the Max Day live-stream from Mall of America
The UpTake.org is streaming interviews, updates from the GiveMN staff, and numerous performances during a Give to the Max Day broadcast live from the Mall of America on Thursday, Nov. 15.
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Minnesota retailers: All they want for Christmas is tax fairness
As the holiday season approaches, many of us will be going online to shop for books, music, electronics, apparel and other gifts.Myron FransOnline shopping is quick, convenient and often less expensive...
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Targeted campaigning: A cautionary Q&A with Tom Horner
Tom HornerNear the end of a panel on campaign finance I participated in back in the dog days of summer, erstwhile gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner made an offhand remark that the increasingly...
View ArticleCan Colombia end its decades-old guerrilla war?
QUIBDO, Colombia — When the Colombian government and Marxist rebels begin face-to-face peace talks Monday in Cuba, the people of the South American country’s northern Choco department will follow the...
View ArticleWhy Pakistan's release of Taliban might help peace
Pakistan agreed today to release some Taliban leaders from prison in an effort to facilitate peace talks in Afghanistan. The announcement came during a two day visit toIslamabad by the Afghanistan High...
View ArticleUS cybersecurity report points accusing finger at China
The sheer volume of Chinese cyberespionage directed against the United States, together with its increasing sophistication, "make China the most threatening actor in cyberspace," concludes a new...
View ArticleImmigration reform: Obama predicts action, calls to 'seize the moment'
President Obama, saying he was encouraged to see a growing “sense of empowerment and civic participation” among Latino voters in last week’s election, predicted Wednesday that there would be action on...
View ArticlePolitical gridlock over 'fiscal cliff'? Not if CEOs can help it
The US business community is rallying with unusual zeal behind a simple but urgent message: It’s time for politicians to fix the nation’s budget policy.The urgency comes from the deadline known as the...
View ArticleIrish abortion debate inflamed by pregnant woman's death
The death of a pregnant woman who was refused an abortion has reignited the debate over Ireland's near-total ban of the procedure, already under reexamination by the Irish government.Tuesday night,...
View ArticleWitness: 'scary as hell' rocket strike in Israel's Kiryat Malachi kills 3
GlobalPost senior correspondent for Israel, Noga Tarnopolsky, reports that rocket fire from Gaza hit Israel's Kiryat Malachi early Thursday morning, claiming the first Israeli victims in the clash....
View ArticleWhat Germany can teach Americans about transforming our energy systems
Imagine a Minnesota where 25 percent of the electricity flowing to your home or business comes from the sun and the wind and maybe a few small hydroelectric plants, with that percentage rising steadily...
View ArticleRomney's sad explanation for his defeat
You've probably heard by now that Mitt Romney's explanation for his loss is that Pres. Obama spent his first term giving "free gifts" to various constituencies, especially ethnic minority groups and...
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Minneapolis authors Louise Erdrich, William Alexander win National Book Awards
Louise ErdrichKudos to Minneapolis author Louise Erdrich, whose latest novel, "The Round House," won the National Book Award for fiction last night. It’s high time this prolific and incredibly talented...
View ArticleDespite disaster myths, events like Hurricane Sandy bring out the best, not...
Katy Waldman, an assistant editor for Slate, wrote an interesting article last week about why there were so few reports of looting and other criminal acts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.It appears...
View ArticleNew Hennepin County Commissioner Linda Higgins to be sworn in early
Officials elected in last week's election will be sworn in to their various posts in January, except for Linda Higgins.Higgins, the veteran state senator from Minneapolis, didn't seek re-election so...
View ArticleMinnesota Senate DFL committee chairs named
With their return to power, Senate Democrats re-shuffled key committee leadership positions for this session after spending the last two years in the minority.Incoming Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk...
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MCAD art sale; Zenon Dance at the Cowles Center
Friday, November 16Stealing ArtWHAT: MCAD Art SaleWHERE: Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MinneapolisWHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.It’s an annual tradition, now 15 years old, of trying to spy the work of the...
View ArticleMinnesota jobless rate stays at 5.8%, but 8,100 jobs cut in October
State officials said this morning that Minnesota's unemployment rate remained unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 5.8 percent in October.The national rate is 7.9 percent.The figures from the Minnesota...
View ArticleCatholic teen denied confirmation because of Facebook 'Vote No' photo
A 17-year-old Barnesville teen, who posted a picture on Facebook urging a no vote on the Minnesota marriage amendment, wasn't allowed to be confirmed in his Catholic Church.According to a story in the...
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