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Affront (Part 2) – Open Time

The Standards and Procedure Committee (SPC) meeting was pert near the final act of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) on September 7, 2016. In Part 1 we analyzed the first of a series of videos created by D…. Continue Reading →

Affront (Part 1) – Rules of Decorum

Finally. We managed to bring together the major elements of the September 7, 2016  Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board meeting into something that almost resembles a coherent set of essential narratives. When I took on this project, I was not… Continue Reading →

Brian Rice: Master of Minneapolis Parks

Its time for me to come clean. For weeks I have been telling you that it is time to hold many of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) Commissioners accountable for their notable lack of respect for racial equity,… Continue Reading →

Big Ideas for Minneapolis Parks

On Thursday March 16, 2017 the people of Minneapolis were given a glimpse of the benefits a more responsive, publically responsible Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) would provide to the city and its residents. The Innovation Lab, organized by… Continue Reading →

Privilege in Action – UPDATED

*UPDATE* Surdyk’s was fined $2000 and will have their license suspended for the first 30 days that Sunday sales are allowed. It is good to see them held accountable for their actions, but the punishment does not target the real… Continue Reading →

The Elephant in the Room

There were 3 blind friends that had lived together for many years. Each had been blind since birth, so none of the friends had ever seen the world. They knew it only by touch, scent and sound. They lived in… Continue Reading →

This Ain’t No Party

Apparently, the failure of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to turn their eyes to the Left and give Rep. Keith Ellison (DFL; MN 5) a chance to bring a bit of the Sanders-inspired verve to the party central committee is… Continue Reading →

Top 5 Ways You Are Wrong About Disruptive Protests

1) The point of Disruptive Protest is to bring more people to their side. WRONG! The intent of Disruptive Protest is to make those that do not support, or would rather ignore, the issues that drive protesters into the streets… Continue Reading →

The Conscious Planet

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin gives one of the better descriptions of systems biology I have encountered. His background in geology and paleontology ground his work and his Catholic perspective becomes something like a philosophical style. His Omega Point concept is… Continue Reading →

MN GOP Proposes a Tax on Free Speech

Embolden by the technical win of their minority President Republican legislators in 5 states have goose-stepped up to the plate and introduced bills aimed at restricting public expression of dissent and/or clearing the way for their jack-booted supporters to take… Continue Reading →

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