Andrea Jenkins
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Ruling Class Counter Attack
I had an interesting conversation with a person who is very immersed in Minneapolis politics the other day. I’ll boil his pitch down to its bare essentials: He attacked TCDSA for our support of Soren Sorenson in his campaign to unseat Andrea Jenkins. He accused TCDSA, and me personally, of abandoning the fight for race…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #107: Space for our Growing Chapter, Progress Prompts Headlines, and Twin Cities DSA in the Community
Twin CitiesDemocratic Socialists of America Little Red Letter #107 Space for our Growing Impact, Progress Prompts Headlines, and Twin Cities DSA in the Community Our Chapter Needs Space to Grow!First off, we have an ask for members and readers. Last fall the membership of Twin Cities DSA voted for the chapter to obtain an office…
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Neoliberals on Display
East Phillips is a neighborhood plagued by industrial pollution, with children there suffering abnormally high rates of asthma and other respiratory ailments. Under a cloak of progressive rhetoric and talk of equity, the majority on the Minneapolis City Council steamrolls over both the the community vision and fears of increased pollution. With this 7-6 vote,…
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