Two-thirds of the people interviewed by Mall of America private security were people of color or Arab descent.
The Department of Homeland Security’s “If you see something, say something” campaign makes it way to the NBA’s All-Star game in Los Angeles this weekend, just as it has at Wal-Mart stores and the Mall of America. Enlisting Americans to keep an eye out for “suspicious activity,” the campaign has raised questions. With sports fans and budget-conscious shoppers reporting “suspicious” activities every 10 minutes, does that help the security agencies or overwhelm the system?
Hundreds of Minnesotans braved Alaskan temperatures before dawn Monday outside the Mall of America to wait for Sarah Palin to sign their copies of her book, “Going Rogue.” They warmed up when talking about Palin with the Minnesota Independent.
News of now-abandoned plans for Sarah Palin’s appearance at the Mall of America that would have banned non-English-language media and required reporters to call Palin “governor” rekindles questions about free speech rights at the mall.
We crossed a line in the turf this month when the publicly owned place where the Minnesota Vikings (alone, now) play football was renamed “Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.” Let the re-branding of one of…
Advocates of single-payer health care, a government-run alternative to private health insurance, had their voices heard in Congress on Wednesday, but Republicans are railing against the idea.
Minnesota’s John Kline,…
If ever there was a year in which Buy Nothing Day might really take off, it’s 2008, as…
Supporters of Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tex., have managed a sizable advertising buy with a pointed message aimed at attendees of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. Paul.
According to Paul’s Campaign for Liberty, two billboards in downtown Minneapolis…
In the 1990s, Bloomington successfully waded into the murky constitutional waters that swirl around questions of free speech in privately owned places that receive public funds. In the 1999 landmark ruling State v. Wicklund, the Minnesota…
Official merchandise for the Republican National Convention was unveiled at the Mall of America earlier this morning. Roughly 50 folks gathered in the mall rotunda to witness the runway fashion show. “The excitement in the room is palpable,” noted one…
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
