Social and Behavioral Sciences

Michael Brodkorb lawsuit costs state $46,150 so far

Michael Brodkorb's lawsuit against the state of Minnesota has cost the state $46,150 so far, according to the Associated Press. Brodkorb was fired by the Senate last December after his girlfriend, Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, resigned her position following a confrontation with her fellow Repub ... More >>

Michael Brodkorb created a hostile work environment, Republican senator says

​Michael Brodkorb created a hostile work environment months before he was fired in the wake of Amy Koch's resignation, a Republican state senator tells City Pages.Brodkorb, the Republican Senate caucus' former communications director, was "abusive," "vicious," and "threatening," according to our s ... More >>

Minnesota student group aims to end legislative immunity from drunk driving arrests

​Did you know Minnesota legislators have immunity from drunk driving arrests while the Legislature is in session?It's true. Article IV, Section 10 of the state constitution says, "members of each house in all cases except treason, felony and breach of the peace, shall be privileged from arrest dur ... More >>

Chris Cook defense: Red neck marks may have been from hickey, not strangulation

​When police arrived at the home of Vikings cornerback Chris Cook last October 22, they found his girlfriend sitting on the living room floor, crying and holding the right side of her head as her nose bled. Chantel Baker told police she was beaten and strangled by Cook, and he was eventually ch ... More >>

New Museal: Work by Jehra Patrick

​When police arrived at the home of Vikings cornerback Chris Cook last October 22, they found his girlfriend sitting on the living room floor, crying and holding the right side of her head as her nose bled. Chantel Baker told police she was beaten and strangled by Cook, and he was eventually ch ... More >>

David Cronenberg talks new film A Dangerous Method

Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen star

Minneapolis drops to number four bike commuting city

​What gives, Minneapolis? One year we're creeping up on Portland for the most bike commuters in the country, and now we're barely even on the scoreboard. From 2009 to 2010, Minneapolis dropped two spots to the fourth most-biked city in the United States, according to the American Community Surve ... More >>

Minnesota got poorer last year

This, for those of you who have forgotten, is what money looks like.​Hey, Forbes -- maybe it was a "banner year" for the richest people in the United States, but how 'bout a little something for the rest of us? Minnesota's income dropped about $1,000 per household in 2010, according to a new data ... More >>

Friend Request

This, for those of you who have forgotten, is what money looks like.​Hey, Forbes -- maybe it was a "banner year" for the richest people in the United States, but how 'bout a little something for the rest of us? Minnesota's income dropped about $1,000 per household in 2010, according to a new data ... More >>

Social Science

This, for those of you who have forgotten, is what money looks like.​Hey, Forbes -- maybe it was a "banner year" for the richest people in the United States, but how 'bout a little something for the rest of us? Minnesota's income dropped about $1,000 per household in 2010, according to a new data ... More >>

Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater: The Ends of Love

This, for those of you who have forgotten, is what money looks like.​Hey, Forbes -- maybe it was a "banner year" for the richest people in the United States, but how 'bout a little something for the rest of us? Minnesota's income dropped about $1,000 per household in 2010, according to a new data ... More >>

Stocking Stuffers

This, for those of you who have forgotten, is what money looks like.​Hey, Forbes -- maybe it was a "banner year" for the richest people in the United States, but how 'bout a little something for the rest of us? Minnesota's income dropped about $1,000 per household in 2010, according to a new data ... More >>

Minnesota keeps all eight congressional seats [UPDATE]

WikiWe keep eight seats.​Minnesota will not be losing its eighth seat in Congress. We had the second-highest Census participation rate in the country for 2010. The nose count means that we retain our political clout on Capitol Hill, our Electoral College votes and a higher share of some $400 ... More >>

Twin Cities poor people die younger than the rich

Image by chefranden on Flickr​There are a lot of reasons it sucks to be poor. And a new study has just added one more: poor people die younger. Craig Helmstetter of the Wilder Foundation mapped the life expectancy of people in the Twin cities in a new report.

Last farm in Bloomington tangled in court battle

photo from FacebookControversy surrounds this historic farm.​ It is a strange sight: a picturesque 60-acre farm at the end of a Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport runway in Bloomington, near the Mall of America. On a bluff overlooking the Minnesota river, with pastures and barns, sheep and ... More >>

Asylum Denied

Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum

Matt Entenza just might win

DFL dark horse outspends rivals

Lino Lakes wants to be English-only, pleads budget constraints

Screen grab via ZazzleA budget issue, or just your basic anti-immigrant rage?​Lino Lakes isn't quite Wonderbread white, but it's close, according to census figures. In 2008, 17,425 out of the 18,985 people living there were categorized as white. Fewer than 200 people are of Hispanic or Latin ... More >>

St. Paul dead last in mommy-friendly survey

Photo: happysnapper​OK, this is hardly a scientific survey. But still, St. Paul just got ranked dead last in The Daily Beast's pre-Mother's Day survey of mommy-friendly U.S. cities. Based on what? Mothers-per-capita according to U.S. Census Bureau data; educational quality as scored by Great ... More >>

College students a tough sell on completing Census form

Try getting anything through a college mail system and into the hands of a student in the dorms is hard enough.

The Songs We Can't Escape

Try getting anything through a college mail system and into the hands of a student in the dorms is hard enough.

Katherine Kersten's gay marriage column mocked, ridiculed

Even the Star Tribune thought Kersten's column was incredibly stupid.

Bachmann's census conspiracy theory, Air Tron, and more

Perhaps Bachmann could buy the Tron plane and leave for good?

Minneapolis and St. Paul: We're shrinking!

Lucky for Minneapolis, the major Minnesota city is only down an estimated 142 residents since 2000 for a total population of 382,605.

Turning Japanese: Bachmann fears Census internment camps

There is so much wrong with her logic, we hardly know where to start.

Twin Cities woman disfigured after DIY silicone injections

Plus: Anti-census Bachmann, hermaphrodite-loving Katie Couric, and more

Rommal Bennett's trial revisits spate of gay murders in the Twin Cities

Case could solve August 1996 slaying of Wally Lundin

Elissa Elliott

Case could solve August 1996 slaying of Wally Lundin

Caleb Truax: Cerebrawl

Craig Ferguson

Minnesota Book Awards Finalists Announced

Boy, Interrupted UPDATED

Psyched Out

Is the MPD's hiring process skewed against minority applicants?

Free Will Astrology

Is the MPD's hiring process skewed against minority applicants?

Savage Love

Is the MPD's hiring process skewed against minority applicants?

Love and Marriage

To most of us, nothing sounds worse than a loveless marriage. According to Stephanie Coontz, it wasn't always that way.

Safe Child Syndrome

Protecting kids to death

Case Not Closed

While the Supreme Court scrutinizes a DNA test, the wheels of justice cease to turn

Beauty and the Beast

Tim Burton's outsider art survives even the brute commercialism of Planet of the Apes

The Gene Sifters

Never mind fingerprints--state law-enforcement officials want blood

Snuffed Out

Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton praised fired fire chief Tom Dickinson for "bringing professionalism and racial diversity to the Fire Department," as if minority hires had been prompted by a sense of fairness rather than contempt-of-court citations and whopper

Prince Paul: Psychoanalysis (What is it?)

Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton praised fired fire chief Tom Dickinson for "bringing professionalism and racial diversity to the Fire Department," as if minority hires had been prompted by a sense of fairness rather than contempt-of-court citations and whopper

Will Self: Great Apes

Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton praised fired fire chief Tom Dickinson for "bringing professionalism and racial diversity to the Fire Department," as if minority hires had been prompted by a sense of fairness rather than contempt-of-court citations and whopper

Short Takes

Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton praised fired fire chief Tom Dickinson for "bringing professionalism and racial diversity to the Fire Department," as if minority hires had been prompted by a sense of fairness rather than contempt-of-court citations and whopper

Songs From the Wood

Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton praised fired fire chief Tom Dickinson for "bringing professionalism and racial diversity to the Fire Department," as if minority hires had been prompted by a sense of fairness rather than contempt-of-court citations and whopper

Judyism Revisited

Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton praised fired fire chief Tom Dickinson for "bringing professionalism and racial diversity to the Fire Department," as if minority hires had been prompted by a sense of fairness rather than contempt-of-court citations and whopper