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Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

“How are free people supposed to stay free? One short answer: don’t trust anyone over thirty.”

By Matthew Redmond | January 29, 2026

Expat, Economic Migrant or Refugee? And Why These Labels Shouldn’t Matter

Expat, Economic Migrant or Refugee? And Why These Labels Shouldn’t Matter

Alex Poppe Considers Her Family’s History of Immigration In Light of Trump’s Xenophobic Assault

By Alex Poppe | January 29, 2026

How the Killing of George Floyd Reflects America's Repeated History of Racism and Police Brutality

How the Killing of George Floyd Reflects America's Repeated History of Racism and Police Brutality

Curtis Bunn on the Black Lives Matter Movement, the Watts Riots, and the City as Powder Keg

By Curtis Bunn | January 29, 2026

Uncaring Healthcare: The Impossible Cost of Being Undocumented and Ill in America

Uncaring Healthcare: The Impossible Cost of Being Undocumented and Ill in America

Alix Dick and Antero Garcia Chronicle Illicit Medical Procedures for Those Lacking Social Security Numbers

By Alix Dick and Antero Garcia | January 29, 2026

How Big Data and the Surveillance State Collude to Undermine Immigrant Rights

How Big Data and the Surveillance State Collude to Undermine Immigrant Rights

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández on Immigration Policing in the Digital Age

By César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández | January 29, 2026

Why Strikes Matter

Why Strikes Matter

Erik Loomis on the History (and Future) of Class Struggle in America

By Erik Loomis | January 29, 2026

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In the Twin Cities, indie bookstores are stepping up to ICE.

By Brittany Allen | January 30, 2026

Who is calling for a national, anti-ICE shutdown tomorrow, and why you should join.

By James Folta | January 29, 2026

“Everything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance

By James Folta | January 29, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: “Normalcy is Impossible Here. Normalcy is Violence.”

Letter From Minnesota: “Normalcy is Impossible Here. Normalcy is Violence.”

Michael Kleber-Diggs on the COVID-Era Echoes of ICE’s Occupation

By Michael Kleber-Diggs | January 29, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: “There’s Some Good in This World...”

Letter From Minnesota: “There’s Some Good in This World...”

Bao Phi on Finding Solidarity on Eat Street

By Bao Phi | January 29, 2026

Euromaidan: The Day Ukraine Rose Up For Democracy

Euromaidan: The Day Ukraine Rose Up For Democracy

Mariam Naiem Chronicles the Lead-Up to the Revolution of Dignity

By Mariam Naiem | January 29, 2026

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

Selected Readings From W.E.B. DuBois to Chris Hedges

By James Folta | January 29, 2026

Need a manuscript critique? This literary auction is raising money to support Minnesotans.

Need a manuscript critique? This literary auction is raising money to support Minnesotans.

By James Folta | January 28, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: <br>“Mad Means Something”

Letter From Minnesota:
“Mad Means Something”

Charles Baxter on the Rage of the Poet, and Its Power

By Charles Baxter | January 28, 2026

Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis

Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis

“Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.”

By Anonymous | January 28, 2026

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