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Minneapolis Teachers Strike, Week Two

By Erik Loomis

In General

On March 14, 2022

Minneapolis teachers remain on strike, going into the second week. This has received way too little coverage in the media (granted Russia's actions have taken the headlines for good reason). Let's see what's going on: Officials with the Minneapolis Public Schools and Minneapolis Federation of...

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White Liberals and Race, Again

By Erik Loomis

On July 21, 2020

Once again, a huge problem with our racial issues in this country comes from white liberals. The former mayor of Minneapolis, Betsy Hodges, had a pretty brave op-ed about her.

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Why Minneapolis

By Erik Loomis

On June 7, 2020

This is a great piece, interviewing five different scholars and activists, about the racist history of policing in Minneapolis and just the racism there in general. There's so much one.

Unaffordable Housing

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 21, 2016

Probably the single biggest challenge facing American cities today is the lack of affordable housing. We are just finding out the details of why this has become such a problem. A random guy decided to track San Francisco rent prices over the past sixty years...