Unions and shared prosperity

September 24, 2013

In science, where reason rules, this suggests an inverse relationship. The demise of organized Labor has given the top end a chance to provide some trickle down.

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Deform’s dowager queen

September 24, 2013

Types through clenched teeth

by Steve Timmer

Mining poll shows Minnesotans like the environment

September 23, 2013

Last week Mining Truth, a coalition of Minnesota environmental groups, released the results of a poll they had Public Policy Polling commission concerning Minnesota’s feelings about issues around sulfide mining. They released the results of two polls, one of the entire state of Minnesota, one of just the eighth congressional district. These are the results […]

by Tony Petrangelo

The Weekly Wrap 9-21

September 21, 2013

Mark Andrew responds to the Strib poll and Julianne Ortman’s campaign roll out continues

by Tony Petrangelo

Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Sack at Drinking Liberally

September 20, 2013

Star Tribune cartoonist Steve Sack was the guest at Drinking Liberally last night, September 19th, at the 331 Club in Minneapolis. Steve showed us a couple of dozen of his favorite cartoons and told us a little about how they came to be. (The one above is from a presidential election cycle before the most […]

by Steve Timmer

Put a wrench in the gears in childish defiance, the Boehner way

September 19, 2013

Boehner doesn’t want legislation duly enacted to work.

by Jeff Wilfahrt

A tale of two labor organizations

September 18, 2013

Enabling the asset strippers and union busters

by Steve Timmer

StarTribune polls the Minneapolis Mayoral race, finds no one breaking 20%

September 16, 2013

The StarTribune released a poll of the Minneapolis Mayoral race that shows the following: Pulse Opinion Research (9/15, no trend lines): 1st Choice – Minneapolis Mayor Dan Cohen (I) 16 Don Samuels (DFL) 16 Stephanie Woodruff (DFL) 5 Cam Winton (I) 9 Jackie Cherryhomes (DFL) 7 Bob Fine (DFL) 1 Betsy Hodges (DFL) 14 Mark Andrew […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Not under every bed, Jason

September 15, 2013

Just on the radio

by Steve Timmer

The Weekly Wrap 9-14

September 14, 2013

Last week I didn’t do a Wrap™, instead I wrote over 1,000 words about Minnesota’s congressional delegation and the pending congressional vote on Syria and how people voted may or may not affect them in 2014. So, I did that, and then everything changed and Congress didn’t end up voting on the Syria resolution after […]

by Tony Petrangelo

On comments – you’re a NIMBY edition

September 13, 2013

Here’s commenter Michael, in a comment on my recent inventory of sulfide mining stories, Sulfide mining stories reprise. If MN is such a bad place for PolyMet & Twin Metal[s] to mine nickel & copper where is a good or the best place to mine for nickel & copper? Steve replies: It seems that the […]

by Steve Timmer

New SUSA poll shows Dayton treading water

September 13, 2013

But gaining among indies

by Tony Petrangelo