Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Why Bolton is Out--and does it matter?

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John Bolton’s departure–whether fired or resigned-- as National Security Advisor for US President Donald Trump is only the latest example of...
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Monday, September 2, 2019

Are They High? Why the Minnesota DFL is pushing marijuana legalization

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            The Minnesota DFL is making legalization of marijuana a 2020 election issue. Governor Walz has instructed his agencies to prep...
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Thursday, August 29, 2019

When are the private lives of public officials our concern?

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Please note: This piece originally appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Note also: I took some time off this summer from blogging; I ho...
Thursday, July 18, 2019

Trump, Class, and Identity Politics in the 2020 Presidential Campaign

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Donald Trump has made it clear his 2020 presidential campaign is about identity politics. Unlike 2016 where  economic anxiety and nationalis...
Monday, July 15, 2019

The Nixon-Trump Southern Strategy Goes North: The Midwest, Race, and the 2020 Presidential Election

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Donald Trump’s recent tweet telling Congresswomen  Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Pressley, and Omar  (all female and people of color) to leave th...
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Unconventional Minnesota Political Wisdom and the 2020 Elections

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Three conventional wisdoms pervade the 2020 Minnesota political landscape.   They are: 1) Donald Trump cannot win the upcoming Minnesota’s...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Minneapolis Residential Discrimination: Why Eliminating Single-Family Housing with Neo-Liberal Zoning will Fail

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The spatial distribution of housing in Minneapolis and all of the Twin Cities metro area is a product of race and class.  Yet curing thi...
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