Dear John,

It’s a busy Friday afternoon so I’m going to get straight to the digest. I hope you’re doing well and appreciate all your notes!

Here’s what we’re reading, watching, and listening to this week:

1. Line 3
This week, 2,000 Indigenous leaders, activists, and elected officials held a massive peaceful protest at the State Capitol this week, calling on Gov. Walz and President Biden to #StopLine3. Native-led protests are still happening at the Capitol now. Read more about the continued resistance to Line 3 and see photos in the Star Tribune.
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2. Don’t Rank Frey
By his own logic, Frey has failed as Mayor of Minneapolis. He’s allowed a militarized police force to operate with impunity and stood by hedge-fund landlords instead of Minneapolis renters. Read and share Don’t Rank Frey: 5 Reasons to Leave Jacob Frey Off Your Ballot.
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3. MPD
This article in the Minnesota Reformer dives into the enormous number of PTSD claims by MPD. Read more about the financial mess these claims are creating and the 2019 state law that allowed this to happen.
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4. Podcast
We love that Kate Knuth, one of TakeAction’s endorsed candidates for Minneapolis Mayor, started her own podcast. Her voice is refreshing. Listen to the first episode of Courage for our City.
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5. Rent Control
Jamila Mame, Women of Color organizer at TakeAction Minnesota, shares her powerful story about why she’s voting YES for St. Paul’s rent control campaign. Read Jamila’s commentary in the Pioneer Press.
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6. Kimberlé Crenshaw
This is a great piece on the Columbia and UCLA law professor, scholar, and critical race theory mastermind. Read about Kimberlé Crenshaw in Vanity Fair.
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7. Health Care
This New York Times piece is one of the best I’ve read in years. What is the actual cost of health care procedures in the U.S.? Why are patients charged vastly different prices for the same care? Check out this interactive, in-depth story on the cost of health care in the U.S.
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8. Restore the Vote
After a new court decision, North Carolina will restore voting rights for 56,000 people with felonies. Read about the court decision and reactions from residents who will have their rights restored.
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9. Lying Flat
I read this op-ed in the New York Times, went down a Google rabbit hole, and am obsessed with the concept. Highly recommend this New York Times piece on the ‘lying flat movement.’
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10. Music
Khruangbin has been on repeat at my house. Enjoy this track and watch their Tiny Desk Concert.
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That’s a wrap. Send me what you’re reading!

- Kenza Hadj-Moussa

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