“Every One of These People Are Ours": How Minnesotans are remaking the sound of resistance

And how it is catching on.

Years ago, I visited communities around my small city and asked residents what they would like to see in their neighborhood parks. Over months, people sent in comments, answered questionnaires, or had discussions with me in local events and meetings to answer this question.

Reliably, there were three things that people agreed upon, no matter how big the…