Minnesota Independent

Target flap could turn Minn. gov’s race into national battleground

By Jon Collins | 08.04.10 | 1:55 pm

Outrage over Target’s $150,000 donation to pro-business MN Forward because of the group’s support of GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer (who’s been linked to anti-gay groups) has cascaded from local media to international news. Hamline University professor David Schultz says the attention drawn to the race, and to Emmer, could transform a state election into a national battleground as partisan dollars fly to the region to back up each candidate’s values.

On same-sex marriage ruling, Obama risks alienating his base

By Sahil Kapur | 07.13.10 | 8:09 am

“President Obama has two choices: lose the gays, or lose the House. At least that’s how many leaders in the gay community see it,” said Michael Rogers, a Washington-based activist famous for outing closeted gay lawmakers who block the advancement of gay rights.

Seeking a Third Way: Progressives and evangelicals unite to end the culture war

By Andy Birkey | 01.19.09 | 9:21 am

A coalition of progressives and evangelicals are uniting to end the culture war. Organized by the think tank Third Way and called the “Come Let Us Reason Together” coalition, the group seeks common ground on issues like abortion, gay rights, immigration and torture in hopes of ending the bitter divisiveness that has characterized the culture war.