‘Commentary’ Archives
Worst of the Worst?
from the series Raise Your Voice!... By PETER MOLENAAR Peter Molenaar For many residents of the Phillips Neighborhood and surrounding communities, the designation “worst of the worst” is now granted to the masked invaders, who, operating with a quota in mind, were here to dislocate the lives of immigrants… people who have earned our respect, whose children have warmed our hearts for many years! : for the sake of all the children, we must ask ourselves: were the masked monsters morally deficient upon leaving their mother’s wombs, or had they been dehumanized by their masters?Lord knows, mace to the face is more than a “whiff of fascism”. Looking ahead, therefore, WE THE PEOPLE are compelled to resist by means of nonviolent demonstrations, general strikes, and presumably the ballot box as well. To which I will add: that whole world is watching!
Spirit of Phillips March ’26
DAVE MOORE & LINNEA HADAWAY have lived here since the Reagan 80s and became life partners while originating the cartoon series “Spirit of Phillips.”
Minneapolis Encampments: A Stone Around The Neck
A call for more stringent social service screening Dwight Hobbes By DWIGHT HOBBES I survived homelessness and can say first hand that since at ‘92, this city has dealt with it like a cat covering up its waste. For instance, a couple years ago or so, the community welcomed Powderhorn Park’s tent city only to have cars vandalized and people trying to burglarize homes. So, Minneapolis took an “everybody out of the pool” approach and the disenfranchised, notably women with children simply trying to get by, were thrown out. Bad actors committing crimes, including assault and rape in the encampment proved a stone around their neck, endangering and ultimately costing decent, flat broke folk what little shelter they’d found as they desperately tried to get system assistance. Now, we’ve seen a dozen shootings within days, to which the response amounts to useless hand wringing on one hand and a shut the whole thing down answer on the other. The ongoing crisis calls [...]
