Minnesota

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"It's great that the defendants were found not guilty," said Dr. James Hansen, "but we missed an opportunity to inform the public about the injustice of climate change."

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Annette Klapstein and Emily Nesbitt Johnston

"Four days before trial, for no apparent reason, the court eviscerated our...

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"If we really go out there and sit down in front of the machine, eventually...

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

State Appeals Court Rules Valve Turners Can Proceed With Necessity Defense for Pipeline Protest

Victory for 'Valve Turners' as Judge Allows 'Necessity Defense' for Climate Trial

Trump's Continued Silence on Minn. Mosque Attack 'An Outrage,' Says Rep. Ellison

Watch: Keith Ellison Jams Out to Celebrate Minneapolis $15 Minimum Wage

Protests Erupt After Officer Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Philando Castile

States Doubling Down on #BroadbandPrivacy After Congress Sells Out

More States Sue to Block Trump's "Muslim Ban By Another Name"

Listen Live as Trump's Travel Ban Gets Eviscerated in Court

Legal Battle Over Trump Ban Could Be Headed To US Supreme Court

Further

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.