Minnesota

Arrests in Minnesota After Water Protectors Chain Themselves Inside Pipe Section to Halt Line 3 Construction

Environmental activist Winona LaDuke (C) and water protectors stand in front of the construction site for the Line 3 oil pipeline near Palisade, Minnesota, on January 9, 2021. (Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images)

As US Sets Daily Record With 4,085 Dead From Covid-19, Governors Demand More Vaccine Doses

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

The World Health Organization now says the interval between two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can be extended to up to six weeks.

Despite 'Meager Numbers,' Trump Administration Removes Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Gray wolves were delisted from the Endangered Species Act on January 4, 2021. (Photo: Chad Horwedel/Flickr/cc)

"The delisting of gray wolves is the latest causality of the Trump...

'A Tangible Way to Fight for the World I Want to Live In': Water Protector Arrested After Blockading Line 3 Pipe Yard

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Before climbing a tripod in front of a tar sands pipe yard, Emma Harrison said, "I'm part of the Line 3 resistance movement because this pipeline embodies everything I believe is wrong with the world." (Photo: Honor the Earth/Twitter)

"Profits for a few are being privileged over the well-being of all communities...

Biden Urged to Stand Against Line 3 as Water Protectors Battle Dirty Tar Sands Pipeline

'Strong Hearts to the Front!': Indigenous Water Protectors Take Direct Action Against Minnesota Tar Sands Pipeline

'This Is Nightmarish': Indigenous and Climate Leaders Outraged Over Minnesota Permits for Line 3 Pipeline

Omar and Tlaib Credited as 'Major Factors' in Securing Biden Victories in Minnesota and Michigan

Minnesota Democrats Implore Voters to 'Drop Off Your Ballot' in Person After Last-Minute Court Ruling

'This Is Fascism': Trump Riles Up Minnesota Supporters With Racist Attack on Somali Refugees

'This is My Country': Rep. Ilhan Omar Rebukes and Ridicules Trump After Latest Racist Attack

As Early Voting Begins in Key States, Advocates Emphasize 'Election Day' Not Just in November This Year—It's Now!

'We Want Justice': Mass Demonstrations and Marches Erupt Nationwide to Protest Police Shooting of Jacob Blake

'Our Movement Didn't Just Win. We Earned Mandate for Change,' Says Ilhan Omar After Defeating Big-Money Challenger

Progressive Ilhan Omar Faces Dark Money and Right-Wing Attacks in Minnesota Primary

'Just Insane': As Pandemic Rages and Hunger Soars, Trump USDA Under Fire for Blocking Access to Food Benefits

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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.