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Minnesota progressive voices join national chorus on Afghanistan

By Chris Steller | 01.30.09 | 4:29 pm

As Afghanistan’s profile rises in America’s foreign-war portfolio, political progressives — both nationally and closer to home — are putting increasing emphasis on questions of troop escalation and United States policy there. In Minnesota, progressive activity on Afghanistan is taking the form of discussion, demonstrations and formation of a new coalition focused on pressuring the state’s congressional delegation on peace issues.

A somber display about torture

By Anna Pratt | 09.04.08 | 9:08 am


Members of a committee of Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) brought a striking yet silent protest to the plaza outside St. Paul’s Ecolab on Wednesday.
Group members stood vigilantly on the steps, wearing bright orange bodysuits with black…