Star TribuneRace & Ethnicity OPINION EXCHANGE | The white family at Lake Minnetonka and words unspoken Star Tribune We can't know someone else's truth if we don't speak. I grew up in a Black family in south Minneapolis. Unlike many Black parents, mine made a point …
Star TribuneHuman Geography OPINION EXCHANGE | Counterpoint: Beware the dangers of bare-knuckled majority rule Star Tribune We are a country of diverse citizens with little to keep us united. Retired Star Tribune columnist Lori Sturdevant has joined the growing chorus of …
Star TribuneOpinion & Analysis Sack cartoon: A community on edge Star Tribune Follow the StarTribune for the news, photos and videos from the Twin Cities and beyond.
Star TribuneDaunte WrightReaders Write: Marijuana and 'Brave New World,' officer's actions in Daunte Wright shooting, mask mandate, journalistic opinions... Star Tribune The world won't be that new. In "Legal marijuana will lead us to a 'Brave New World' " (Opinion Exchange, April 11), the author draws parallels …
Star TribuneMinnesota EDITORIAL | Policing reforms are urgently needed Star Tribune Too many lives are being lost in confrontations with cops in Minnesota and nationwide. This state and country are crying out for greater police …
Star TribuneAfghanistan OPINION EXCHANGE | Biden is making the right call on Afghanistan Star Tribune For many reasons, it's time our 20-year involvement comes to a close. Why did we go to war in Afghanistan 20 years ago? Because of Sept. 11, 2001. The …
Star TribuneOpinion & Analysis Sack cartoon: America's infrastructure Star Tribune Star Tribune Follow the StarTribune for the news, photos and videos from the Twin Cities and beyond.
Star TribuneNFL OPINION EXCHANGE | An all-star boycott that called for change long, long ago Star Tribune In 1965, the American Football League moved its All-Star Game when brave players stood up for justice. In response to Georgia's new law restricting …
Star TribuneMinnesota EDITORIAL | What becomes Hennepin Avenue? Star Tribune In southwest Minneapolis, the corridor is up for a remake — and a clash of visions. "If you build it, they will come" is a confident statement, an old …
Star TribuneMinnesota Readers Write: Police tactics, columnist John Kass, Kim Potter in court Star Tribune Officers need more options. There was a letter printed in the Star Tribune after Philando Castile's death that still resonates with me. It was about …
Star TribunePolicing OPINION EXCHANGE | Police officers shouldn't be the ones to enforce traffic laws Star Tribune Automated technology and unarmed monitors could do most of the job more efficiently and more safely. When Daunte Wright was fatally shot by an officer …
Star TribuneGreen Energy OPINION EXCHANGE | Don't make green energy about jobs Star Tribune - Tyler Cowen What impedes the transition? People don't want to pay more. What brings about higher costs that get passed along to consumers? Labor. One of the most …
Star TribuneLatin America OPINION EXCHANGE | The sensible border fix protectionists will hate Star Tribune - Noah Smith Improving the economies of Central America, thus keeping people from leaving there, will require some of our jobs. Some of our factories. The U.S. is …
Star TribuneOpinion & Analysis Sack cartoon: A quibble about the sign Star Tribune Follow the StarTribune for the news, photos and videos from the Twin Cities and beyond.
Star TribuneDaunte Wright Readers Write: Daunte Wright, public transit, pulling out of Afghanistan Star Tribune Prevention over platitudes. If the Brooklyn Center police officer who killed Daunte Wright truly meant only to use her Taser, the Brooklyn Center …
Star TribuneMinnesota EDITORIAL | Overall, a better response to protests Star Tribune State, local leaders must continue to focus on public safety and First Amendment rights. State, county and city leaders faced a big test in the …
Star TribuneU.S. Politics OPINION EXCHANGE | Biden is making Trump look like a bipartisan unifier Star Tribune Despite campaign pledge, Democrat doesn't seem willing to negotiate. President Joe Biden campaigned on unity and bipartisanship, but his governing …
Star TribunePandemics OPINION EXCHANGE | An epidemic of unknowns Star Tribune Public health officials need to be upfront about what is known and what is not. So are we having a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. or …
Star TribuneOregon OPINION EXCHANGE | From Portland, a liberal's lament Star Tribune - Nicholas Kristof Grand gestures to right history's wrongs are great, but when those acts cross the line into ridiculousness, it gets us nowhere. PORTLAND, Ore. – As an …
Star TribuneBernie Madoff OPINION EXCHANGE | Bernie Madoff left behind only misery and heartache Star Tribune - Joe Nocera I was initially unsympathetic to the plight of those who had lost money with him. That changed. Bernie Madoff is dead, and it is unlikely that even …
Star TribunePhiladelphia Orchestra OPINION EXCHANGE | U.S.-China relationship is in a tough spot, but it's not a 'new Cold War' Star Tribune - Trudy Rubin Why not? Let Beethoven explain. If you want to understand why we're not embarked on a "new Cold War" with Beijing, I suggest you watch a PBS …
Star TribuneAfghanistan War OPINION EXCHANGE | I fought in Afghanistan. I still wonder: Was it worth it? Star Tribune It's not guilt, shame or regret I feel. It's the sense of having done a terrible duty. When President Jose Biden announced on Wednesday that the …
Star TribunePolitical Humor Sack cartoon: America's Afghanistan exit Star Tribune Follow the StarTribune for the news, photos and videos from the Twin Cities and beyond.
Star TribuneFinance OPINION EXCHANGE | E.U. faces a challenge as banks deal with the pandemic Star Tribune Individual governments still bear the high cost of financial rescues. Europe faces a predicament. Even as it struggles to contain the COVID-19 …
Star TribunePandemics OPINION EXCHANGE | I'm feeling symptoms of 'cave syndrome.' Aren't you? Star Tribune Whether or not you had social anxiety before the pandemic, it's possible you're feeling discomfort at the idea of being back in the same physical …
Star TribuneMinnesota OPINION EXCHANGE | The whole world is watching Minnesota Star Tribune Especially Chicago, as we wait for video of a new police shooting. Chicago holds its breath, awaiting release of a police video showing 13-year-old …
Star TribuneMinneapolis-Saint Paul EDITORIAL | Restoring trust in investigations of police Star Tribune Changes in how use-of-force cases are investigated have added credibility to painful process. On Sunday, as the world now knows, a young Black man was …
Star TribuneCoronavirus (COVID-19) Readers Write: Public transit and Hennepin Avenue, Daunte Wright's death, COVID vaccines Star Tribune Not fit for all people and all trips. I appreciate the work of Mary Morse Marti and others who are helping make our cities sustainable ("Less parking …
Star TribuneImmigration OPINION EXCHANGE | Thomas L. Friedman: We need high wall with big gate on southern border Star Tribune - Thomas L. Friedman The solution to our problems there isn't going to come straight from the left — or the right. After reading as much as I can about the latest surge in …
