by Jake Schwitzer | Jan 9, 2026
In the days before Renee Nicole Good was killed by an ICE agent in South Minneapolis, Minnesota Republican leaders and Donald Trump amplified false claims about Minnesotans that were used to justify a dangerous federal enforcement surge, deploying thousands of ICE...
by Jake Schwitzer | Nov 20, 2025
The Minnesota Chamber Foundation recently released its 2026 Business Benchmarks report, offering a snapshot of how Minnesota’s economy is performing. In many places, we agree with their assessment. Minnesota’s economy is at a crossroads, and it’s essential that...
by Jake Schwitzer | Jun 4, 2025
2025 State of Working Minnesota by Aaron Rosenthal
by Jake Schwitzer | Mar 26, 2025
Digging A Bigger Hole by Aaron Rosenthal
by Jake Schwitzer | Mar 25, 2025
At 10 PM, a 16-year-old clocked in to their shift. They spent the next 6 hours cleaning a meat grinder with a pressure hose. At 4 AM they clocked out. At 8:50 AM, their school day started. Though this scene may sound like an excerpt from Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel,...
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