Last week, I began teaching a new undergraduate course on “Dissent and Democracy in the World.” I started developing the course over a year ago, convinced that the subject is not only essential to well-functioning communities, but also not well … Continued
“Better together.” That’s the optimistic theme that Annalena Baerbock, the new president of the United Nations General Assembly, chose for this year’s global gathering, the 80th. President Donald Trump instead confirmed in his speech what I keep hearing from the … Continued
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg dropped a bombshell on Democrats last week, one lost in the chaotic news cycle following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. He was responding to a passage in former Vice President Kamala Harris’ book, “107 Days,” in … Continued
Eric Noe, St. Paul Regional Water Services project manager, leads a tour of the newly-upgraded McCarrons Water Treatment Plant in Maplewood on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. On Thursday, St. Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) switched on its upgraded McCarrons Water … Continued
President Donald Trump spent several days promising Americans that “an answer to autism” was imminent. Instead, his big reveal on Monday offered families distorted science, false hope, and unproven and at times dangerous medical advice. Flanked by Health Secretary Robert … Continued
Today is Friday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2025. There are 96 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 26, 1991, four men and four women began a two-year stay inside a sealed-off structure in Oracle, … Continued