International Relations

Michele Bachmann, congresswoman, spotted at U.S. Capitol

Michele Bachmann: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can someone help me find my office?"​Michele Bachmann used to be a United States Congresslady, at least that's what her official presidential biography claims. In fact, if you invoke the ancient rules of the House of Representatives, Bachmann is technical ... More >>

Democracy Now! reporters win settlement for arrests during 2008 Republican convention

​That Nicole Salazar videotaped her arrest is both fortunate and unfortunate.It's fortunate because that same tape just helped Salazar, a producer for the Democracy Now! news show, and two other journalists win a settlement in their lawsuit against the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul for bad po ... More >>

Greg Mortenson in more trouble: Montana AG investigating

Mortenson's original best seller.​Greg Mortenson, the mountaineer turned best-selling author and "Three Cups of Tea" do-gooder in Afghanistan, is in more trouble this morning. Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock says he's looking into allegations that the Minnesota native may have illegal ... More >>

Return to Sender

What Would Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like If the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

Minnesota Recount: 10 challenged ballots

Secretary of StateSome challenges are frivolous. Some aren't.​Jockeying between Mark Dayton and Tom Emmer in the governor's race recount doesn't look like it's going to change Dayton's margin of victory, at least not right now. But we got to wondering some some of these challenged ballots look ... More >>

Michele Bachmann dredges up "one world government" paranoia

​So Barack Obama goes to the G-20 summit, like U.S. presidents have done every year since 1999, and have done with the G-8 since 1976. By its own estimate, its members currently represent about "90 per cent of global gross national product, 80 per cent of world trade as well as two-thirds of t ... More >>

Jon Stewart fact checks Michele Bachmann

​ ... And Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity and Fox News in general, bullshitters all. The gleeful evisceration of Bachmann and Palin comes five minutes into the video clip below, as they invoke the name of Ronald Reagan during their Minneapolis love-fest to smear Obama for being a pie- ... More >>

2009 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Events

​ ... And Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity and Fox News in general, bullshitters all. The gleeful evisceration of Bachmann and Palin comes five minutes into the video clip below, as they invoke the name of Ronald Reagan during their Minneapolis love-fest to smear Obama for being a pie- ... More >>

Klobuchar asks UN to help free U.S. journalist in Iran

Roxana Saberi grew up in Fargo and graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead. She hasn't been heard from since Feb. 10 when she called her father in Fargo to tell him she was detained in Iran.

Franken will ask Supreme Court for election certificate

Franken hopes to be seated provisionally while the court battle continues.

Ellison gets seat on House Foreign Affairs Committee

State board can count missing ballots, some rejected ballots, AG says

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

Coleman lead update: down to 337

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

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Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

Lieberman on McCain's foreign policy, almost

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

John Kerry: A Great VP Choice for Obama?

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce gets revenge on Al Franken

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

The hawk's hawk gives McCain two talons up.

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

Why Can't Dick Read?: Dick Day's ignorance of treaties and the constitution

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

The Lessons of Rwanda's Genocide

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

Paul Shambroom: Picturing Power

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

Hillary taps Buck for Minnesota campaign

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

The Dark Side

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

Otto bags Arne's endorsement

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

4/4: Morning Communique

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

2/17: Morning Communique

Swanson's decision on the two ballot issues is a major win for Al Franken who fought for these ballots to be counted.

Bin Laden's Game

Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal— maybe even a gesture of weakness. Author and ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, who founded the Agency's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.

Norm's Sticky Fingers

Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal— maybe even a gesture of weakness. Author and ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, who founded the Agency's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.

Sugar Daddy No More

Sen. Norm Coleman does an about-face on a bill that will hurt Minnesota farmers

The Norman Conquest

Sen. Norm Coleman does an about-face on a bill that will hurt Minnesota farmers

Lone star stunt

Sen. Norm Coleman does an about-face on a bill that will hurt Minnesota farmers

Our own private Jesse Helms

Sen. Norm Coleman does an about-face on a bill that will hurt Minnesota farmers

Yes, We Have No Bananas

'The Yes Men' erects a golden phallus for free trade

Blows Against the Death Penalty

Local attorney Sandra Babcock recently won a major international court decision

Mullah Meets Megaton

It's time for the U.S. to put up its nukes

WTO Smackdown

Reporters, police, and protesters dream Seattle's nightmare

Know Your Enemy

The Minneapolis Police Department wants to make wearing a gas mask
a crime

Westward Ho!

Marches, music, and Mace: A street-level account of the WTO debacle

Building a Peace Park

Meet Marj Wunder: the gentle force behind the Lyndale Park Peace Garden

Brown Shirt, Blue Collar

Meet Marj Wunder: the gentle force behind the Lyndale Park Peace Garden

Peace on Earth?

Thanks to Clinton's foreign policy, 1998 could be the year of living dangerously for much of the world.

The Israel Exception

Thanks to Clinton's foreign policy, 1998 could be the year of living dangerously for much of the world.

The Cabinet of Dr. Clinton

Thanks to Clinton's foreign policy, 1998 could be the year of living dangerously for much of the world.

Foreign Affairs

Bill Clinton's Indonesian connection brought him campaign cash in exchange for influence--and continued inaction on the country's notorious human rights abuses.

Timber!

Bill Clinton's Indonesian connection brought him campaign cash in exchange for influence--and continued inaction on the country's notorious human rights abuses.

Rescuing Crayby

Bill Clinton's Indonesian connection brought him campaign cash in exchange for influence--and continued inaction on the country's notorious human rights abuses.

Atun Alba:

Cocaine, Tuna, and Free Trade

Here's the Beef: How NAFTA Kissed the West Goodbye

Cocaine, Tuna, and Free Trade

The Shameless Seven Ride Again

Cocaine, Tuna, and Free Trade

Naftashock

The Giant Sucking Sound Revisited