Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis city council members repudiated Mayor Jacob Frey twice in one week before voting down his last minute effort to allocate more than $15 million to the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) for recruitment and retention bonuses.
“They had six months to speak…
Bloomington, MN — As shoppers flowed into the Mall of America at 8:00 a.m. on Black Friday, anonymous groups dropped flyers and banners from rotunda balconies encouraging the boycott of large brands complicit with Israeli apartheid and the military occupation of Palestine.
“These companies profit from…
Minneapolis, MN — Over a dozen members of families impacted by police violence marched from the ruins of the former Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct to one of the proposed new precinct sites chanting “No new precinct” on the 28th annual National Day of Protest Against…
Minneapolis, MN — Data does not support Target’s claim that it’s closing stores due to theft, a new report finds — while others accuse the corporation of financial fraud, saying it is fudging its finances and falsely flagging shoplifters.
Due to “organized retail theft,” Target…
"Showing blatant disregard for international law (and backed by the United States), Israel has continued to brutally slaughter Palestinians, not just in Gaza but also in the West Bank, which is not governed by Hamas. This indiscriminate killing of Palestinian people goes to show that this is an ethnic cleansing campaign, rather than self-defense, a fight against terrorism or a quest to recover kidnapped Israelis–all excuses Israel has used for its actions." - A commentary by Adnan Ahmed
Minneapolis, MN — An older white man drove his vehicle through pro-Palestinian protesters and brandished both a box cutter and a knife on Sunday afternoon. The attack is part of a rising trend of violence on protesters and came as thousands of people held a…
Minneapolis, MN — Days after the start of a deadly war has killed nearly 2,000 people in Gaza and Israel, Jewish people in the Twin Cities who are standing in solidarity with Palestinians held a shiva, a Jewish mourning ritual, to grieve the loss of…