Now on Most-Wanted List, Fugitive Playwright Spotted on Video

For most Somalis, Mahamud Abdullahi Isse is a highly regarded poet and playwright, but for the law enforcement community in Hennepin County, he’s a child molester and fugitive. He is now among the most-wanted people in…

Do Jews Need to be ‘Perfected’? Ann Coulter Thinks So

Before Jews can enter heaven, they need to ditch the Old Testament, completely put their faith in to the New Testament and “be perfected,” Ann Coulter said in a recent interview with CNBC’s “The Big Idea.”

Ellison: Even Iraqi Leaders Think Reconciliation is Unattainable

Rep. Keith Ellison renewed his call for an immediate pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq after a top Iraqi official said reconciliation is unattainable among warring factions in his country.

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih

Immigrants’ Success a Good Case for Dream Act Revival

A report by the Census Bureau two weeks ago revealed that Minnesota’s major immigrant groups — Hmong and Africans — are climbing the educational and economic ladder faster than anyone thought likely.

A subset of the…

Breaking: St. Thomas Reverses Its Decision to Disallow Tutu

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University of St. Thomas president the Rev. Dennis Dease said the decision to bar Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak at its campus was wrong, and that he will take measures to invite him.

“I have wrestled…

St. Thomas under Fire for Disallowing Tutu on Its Campus

In the aftermath of disallowing Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu to speak at its campus for fear of offending the Jewish community, the University of St. Thomas is under intense pressure to reconsider its position.  Leading the…

The Tutu Episode — Whither Academic Freedom?

To avoid offending some in Minnesota’s Jewish community, the University of St. Thomas scrubbed a plan to invite Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, to speak at its campus next year. But along the way the Catholic…

A Black Pastor Struggles in Western Minnesota Town

Over the past three years Pastor Danny Barnes has found himself in the Traverse County jail several times for various scuffles with people in the small Minnesota town of Wheaton, near the South Dakota border. But his…

Unrest in Burma; Unease in the Twin Cities

For the past two weeks Pyi Maung hasn’t spoken with his parents in restive Burma. It’s one of the longest silences between him and his parents, but it’s for a good reason: He doesn’t want…

McCain’s Logic of Exclusion

Like most presidential hopefuls, Sen. John McCain is trying to rebound from a near- catastrophic campaign by constantly refining his support base. Hence, the Arizona Republican marginalizes potential supporters along the way.

In an interview last…