U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Painter Delivers 11 Classic Movie Monologues

Richard Painter is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota whose new "dumpster fire" political ad is setting social media ablaze. To capitalize on the firestorm (and inspired by this tweet), here's 11 classic movie monologues dubbed over Richard Painter's new commercial.

People of the Lakes React to Minneapolis 2040

Last night, a coalition of Lakes-area neighborhood organizations hosted a public meeting in beautiful lakeside Lowry Hill. City Council Member Lisa Goodman and Heather Worthington (Minneapolis director of Long Range Planning) in the same room for a Minneapolis 2040 showdown! Turns out there was no showdown aside from Worthington referring to Goodman as Lisa McDonald. But other things did happen. Last night's tweets have been lightly edited into the article below. 

(comment on the Minneapolis 2040 plan)

A "Pro-Family" Comprehensive Plan

One of the common criticisms you hear about the Minneapolis 2040 draft comprehensive plan, if you go to enough public meetings, is that it's anti-family. People say if you want to support families, you've got to restrict the vast majority of city land for single-family homes. This criticism doesn't hold water unless the only kind of family you're concerned about is a white family of significant means. It turns out a lot of current Minneapolis families live in something other than a single-family home.

Comparing pro-family credentials of two very different Minneapolis neighborhoods.