The recent murders of four union members in Colombia underscores the tensions that remain with the doctrine of free trade since the WTO protests in Seattle ten years ago; a trade agreement with the South American nation remains stalled because of human rights [...]
This week, we've seen a few examples of liberal tolerance and here are two lowlights:
TakeAction MN, a union-funded progressive group that showed its true hatin' with this email sent from communicatons director Greta Bergstrom::
The right is getting fired up -- teabagger protests and racist signs are cropping up around [...]
This week, we've seen a few examples of liberal tolerance and here are two lowlights:
TakeAction MN, a union-funded progressive group that showed its true hatin' with this email sent from communicatons director Greta Bergstrom::
The right is getting fired up -- teabagger protests and racist signs are cropping up around [...]

After late-August protests, Cleveland and Filson were put on leave from their jobs. Photo: Andy Birkey, MnIndy
Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 teacher Diane Cleveland filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) in Ramsey County District Court Monday, [...]
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the Twin Cities tonight to find a couple of dozen protesters outside where she was speaking at the Beth El Synagogue in St Louis Park. The protesters were upset that Rice had said the US did [...]
And for the leaders of the tea Repub...er...party, it's becoming pretty evident that this is the point. From TPM:We're going to be covering Michele Bachmann's Capitol Hill Tea Party/Town Hall event' [...]