The Love We See in Minneapolis Isn’t Exceptional — It’s How We Survive Together
By Susan Raffo for Truthout My partner, an immigrant from Brazil, shows love through acts of service. At first, I was confused. I had been raised to see romantic love,…
Amid the Violent Minnesota Raids, ICE Arrests Over 100 Refugees, Ships Many to Texas
Federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release those detained; lawsuit called the mass arrest “a Kafkaesque deprivation of liberty.”
ICE Executes Beloved ICU Nurse in Minneapolis — Nation Erupts, Government Lies Exposed.
By Joshua Scheer Some of the responses to the brutal murder of Alex Pretti by federal agents. Pretti, a U.S. citizen and an ICU nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital…
We Tolerated Their Violence Abroad. Now We See Its Victims Here
Posted by Joshua Scheer I wanted to post this stand‑alone tweet from Chris Hedges for those who wanted to have his thoughts on what’s going on — as the streets…
Friday’s ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ Day is a General Strike. Here’s What That Means.
by Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer January 21, 2026 Friday is “ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth & Freedom,” a general strike supported by Minnesota’s unions, progressive faith leaders, Democratic…
National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality at Ruins of the 3rd Precinct
By Niko Georgiades / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN — Over a dozen members of families impacted by police violence marched from the ruins of the former Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct…
Calls for Systemic Transformation of US Policing Follow Damning DOJ Report on Minneapolis PD
"Reform isn't what we need! 'Reform' means more money for the killer cop industry that will never erase its origins out of slave patrols," asserted Black Lives Matter.
Minneapolis Teachers Union, Cops Battle Over Student Recruitment
By Marjaan Sirdar / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN – A Minneapolis Public Schools teacher talked to Unicorn Riot about the Minneapolis Police Department’s (MPD) newly created PEACE Recruitment Program and…
Police Murder of Amir Locke in Minneapolis Sparks Outrage
U.S. police in Minneapolis ignited protests after fatally shooting Amir Locke within nine seconds of entering of home in which he was sleeping
Grassroots Activists Tackle Public Safety in Minneapolis
In the city where George Floyd was murdered, violence is up and morale is down. Neighborhood leaders did not want to wait for something to turn the tide, so they…
View from the Ground: Ilhan, Antone and the Price of Inclusion
The liberal centrist will join you in demanding relief from the injuries of the system as he protects the very interests and policies that cause those injuries.
View from the Ground: Twin Cities Activism, Before and After
Are the Twin Cities liberal? Yes. But we are a radical and activist hotbed as well.