By Richard Johnson U.S. Congress in December 2020 passed a Stimulus Bill, inside this Bill contained a provision to Restores the Federal Pell Grant program for incarcerated inmates in county jails and…
Category: Opinion
Upcoming Midterms Highlight the Importance of Voting
(Creative commons photo) James J. Berreth Opinion Writer It is no secret that we are at that phase of American life when we are bombarded with political ads, each one disseminating views…
Metro at the Movies:Elvis
Joseph Palumbo Arts and Entertainment (Property of Warner Bros. Pictures) Elvis Presley is a name as quintessential to the history of American music as Abraham Lincoln is to American politics. Iconic men,…
Metro Game Reviews: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder’s Revenge
(Dotemu) COWABUNGA! The turtles are back in the arcade-style beat-um-up “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.” The game takes place during the 80s era of the Ninja Turtles and bridges the gap…
Making space for abolition in the university
Tikkun Bambara Guest Opinion Black Table Arts “Art is the future” event, April 24th, 2021. Credit: Uche Iroegbu. When we refer to “Black ontology,” it seems, we are also thinking of spaces…
Reforms to Transformation: Visions from the Frontlines of Twin Cities Educator Struggles
(Republished from Left Voice) Educators in Minneapolis are currently in their second week on strike. Here, two Twin Cities educators write about the state of public education and the fight for better…
To build a new labor movement, lay the right foundations
Guest Opinion Emmett Doyle Between the “Great Resignation” and “Striketober,” 2021 was heralded by some observers as the revival of the American labor movement. It has been a hopeful year, but it…
The war abroad: Why we should care about human rights abuses in Colombia
Jessica Garraway Opinion Editor Participants at a meeting between the WFP Solidarity Collective delegation and Afro-Colombian social leaders from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Cauca, Colombia. The meeting was held in Timba, Buenos…
The Minneapolis Police Department must be reckoned with
JESSICA GARRAWAY and ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer and Opinion Editor Since the uprising following the murder of George Floyd, the conversation around policing in the United States has been split wide open,…
The Afghanistan debacle is a U.S. problem, not just a Biden one
ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer While President Joe Biden tries to withdraw the rest of the U.S. military stationed in Afghanistan by September 11, the Taliban have made rapid gains in taking over…