RePUGnantinRePUGnantForeign InterferenceThis week’s RePUGnant chases the rabbit down the rabbit hole. Join us as we ask: How are foreign governments attempting to influence U.S…Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
RePUGnantinRePUGnantRabid attacks against Somali MinnesotansReaders. This has been some kind of week. And in 2020, that’s saying something.Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
RePUGnantinRePUGnantEveryone Counts! Pug Pack responds to the dog whistle of ‘ballot harvesting’Donald Trump is losing this election and all the politicians, lobbyists, and propaganda shops riding his coattails are starting to panic…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
RePUGnantinRePUGnantWho Do We Recognize on Labor Day?We’re hoping that this Labor Day weekend you were able to (socially-distant) celebrate the end of the, ahem, dog days of summer. As we…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
RePUGnantinRePUGnantPublic Health and ‘Puppet Masters’Our latest (and longest) RePUGnant explores one of our oldest prejudices: antisemitism.Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
RePUGnantinRePUGnantRePUGnant Watches the RNCNormally we focus specifically on Minnesota politics here, but this week, as the Republication National Convention (RNC) streams into…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
RePUGnantinRePUGnantAttacks on School EquityWe have a high bar for ‘appalling’ around here, but that ad cleared itSep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
RePUGnantinRePUGnantVote by Mail: Democracy at Our DoorstepIn 2020, some dog whistles are more like a dog bullhorn. Their quiet part is now very much out loud. But others, like the myth of…Sep 2, 2020Sep 2, 2020
RePUGnantinRePUGnantOld Tricks, New Dogs: Digging through HistoryWith the election looming, the barrage of 280 character dog whistles from our president have increased, with a clear goal of overwhelming…Sep 2, 2020Sep 2, 2020
RePUGnantinRePUGnantA ‘Monumental’ Reckoning with the Past to Build our FutureOn June 10, a group of Minnesotans, mostly Indigenous, organized by the American Indian Movement (AIM) tore down the statue of Christopher…Sep 2, 2020Sep 2, 2020