Minnesota

Law Enforcement Crushing Pipeline Dissent in Minnesota at Water Protectors' Blockade of Enbridge Terminal

Celebrating Transcendent 'Mass Movement of the Working Class,' Ilhan Omar Backs Sanders at Raucous Minnesota Rally

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"Ilhan and I share a common link as the descendants of families who fled violence and poverty and who came to this country as immigrants."

WATCH LIVE: Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar Set to Rally Forces in Minneapolis

Common Dreams staff

Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar Rally in Minneapolis

Sanders's surging campaign was forced to move today's rally from the Northrup...

'We Can't Stop Being Horrified by Things Like This': Trump Attacks Omar and Somali Refugee Community

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"This is the kind of hate rally seen in authoritarian and fascist countries,"...

"Trump Says Go Home, Ilhan's Community Says Welcome Home": Rep. Omar Greeted With Cheers of Love and Support in Return to Minnesota

Activists Stage Blockade to Block Work on Line 3 as Court Tosses Out Proposed Pipeline's Approval From Regulators

'This Is What Dem Leadership Looks Like': Minnesota Gov. Praised for Backing Fight Against Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline

Calling for 'Unprecedented and Urgent Action' to Solve Climate Crisis, Four Organizers Shut Off Valves at Enbridge Lines 3 and 4

Documents Show Police Using Private Security Firms to Target Anti-Pipeline Organizers Fighting Line 3 Project

Celebrating a Congress That Looks 'Like America,' Ilhan Omar Shrugs Off Right-Wing Islamophobic Rant

Thankful to Avoid Prison, Valve Turners Lament Lost Chance to Defend Planet-Saving Necessity of Pipeline Shutdown

"Stunning": State Court Silences Climate Experts Set to Testify in Valve Turners' Necessity Defense Trial

In Landmark 'Necessity Defense' Trial, Valve Turners Will Argue Saving the Planet Justified Tar Sand Pipeline Shutdown

Victory for Bold Progressive Ilhan Omar Puts Second Muslim Woman on Historic Path to Congress

Demolishing Claims of 'Waning' Progressive Movement, Bold Left-Wing Candidates Score Big Primary Wins Across Nation

With Vow to Fight for Workers and Against Corporate Monopolies, Keith Ellison to Run for Minnesota AG

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Dads Will Be Dads: Minnesota GOP Rep Drops Re-Election Bid Amid Sexual Abuse Charges By Daughter

Another one for the party of Gross Old Predators: Jim Knoblach, a powerful, scuzzy Minnesota GOP state rep known for pushing multiple anti-choice bills, abruptly ended his re-election campaign after an MPR story detailed harrowing charges by his grown daughter that he sexually abused her for over a decade. Why don't women report? She did; read of his incessant grinding and touching and kissing even as she sought help from family, school, church and police. A brave young woman.