‘Commentary’ Archives
At the Capitol
from the series Raise Your Voice... By PETER MOLENAAR The May Issue of the alley rendered space to a Somali perspective in the aftermath of operation Metro-Surge. The above photo, taken not long ago, captured the integrity of a community, the essence of their prayer: hear the whimpering of babies beneath the rubble of Gaza. PETER MOLENAAR advocates a broad united-front, even as he describes socialism as the future solution.
Spirit of Phillips June ’26
Dave Moore & Linnea Hadaway have lived here since the Reagan 80s and became life partners while originating the cartoon series “Spirit of Phillips.”
The Resistance is Real
from the series Something I Said... By DWIGHT HOBBES Dwight Hobbes ICE, as of February, downshifted from Operation Metro Surge’s disastrous all out occupation of South Minneapolis to a sinister method no less meant to run roughshod over civil rights. Local media reports document that, after the withdrawal from the state, nearly a thousand agents remained to spy on the area, near businesses and agricultural locales, conduct suburban surveillance and operate drones in the airspace above Somali and Mexican and Mexican American homes. Health care workers said agents even camped out in hospital parking lots. The idea is to sneak up on men, women and children, catch them unaware and spirit them away, the intent being to put them behind bars. Despite desperate fear in the face of ruthless storm trooper tactics, the community rose up and stood strong during the outcry against the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. In response to ICE switching gears, still determined to [...]
