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Changing of the guard with the T-Wolves
May. 15 | Flip Saunders’ good calculations will replace David Kahn’s poor ones Because of my November 7, 2012 column (“The smartest White team in the NBA: T-Wolves team return to the 1950s?”), we took heat from those who took exception...
Bangladesh tragedy reveals the realities of capitalism
May. 15 | While we cower and agree to give up more of our hard-earned rights as citizens, the real bogey man the real terror of our lives gets little notice, and that is the system of economic exploitation called capitalism. I realize for a lot...
Does Minnesota need a ‘13th’ grade?
May. 15 | By Donald Allen Contributing Writer The Minnesota House of Representatives have enacted a bill attempting to establish a “13th” grade pilot project based in north Minneapolis. The bill, H.F. 1149 is part of an education and...
Critics of Rosenbloom column skirt around statements by Sanger
May. 15 | Columnist Lucky Rosenbloom’s commentary [column of April 11] on abortion and its devastating effects on Black America is the dirty little secret Black activists, most Black clergy, Black scholars and, of course, the liberal White left...
Update on MPD’s 2012 assault on Ames Elks Lodge — No contact with MPD for over a year
May. 8 | My May 2, 2012 headline was about the April 21, 2012 assault by the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) on the Ames Elks Lodge. What a shameful MPD disgrace. My subheading: “A 150-year-old Black Fraternal Organization was brutalized...
A skeptical take on the Boston tragedy
May. 8 | The tragic bombing that occurred at the Boston Marathon cannot be looked at in only black and white terms. Conspiracy theorists and political hacks are having a heyday with this. I am content with saying I don’t know what exactly happened...
Criminal incubation: the perpetuating factors of criminal behavior
May. 8 | By A.J. Briscoe Guest Commentator “Incubation: to keep under conditions favorable for development.” There is a glorification of destructive behavior and habits formed around bad monetary management. These decisions...
