This story, marking the 75th anniversary of Hubert Humphrey's civil rights speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention, examines how the speech became a turning point for the Democratic Party.
This newsletter marked the 75th anniversary of Hubert Humphrey's speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention, when he urged delegates to adopt a strong civil rights plank as part of the party platform.
Alumnae An Garagiola and Audrianna Goodwin (MPP ‘22), researchers on the TRUTH Project, were quoted in this story regarding the University of Minnesota’s long history of mistreating the state’s Native people.
Professor Yingling Fan is quoted in this story about Metro Transit's new safety plan, which relies in part on community service officers who can “intervene” with riders experiencing homelessness, addiction or mental health issues instead of police officers.
Transportation researcher Frank Douma is quoted in this story about a pilot program in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, which is deploying automated vehicles to transport people who don't have their own cars.
This editorial highlights a new state law—based in part on research conducted by Humphrey School Policy Fellows—that allows people with pregnancy-related impairments like difficulty walking to be eligible for disabled parking tags for their vehicles.
Professor Larry Jacobs reacted to a social media post from a local GOP chapter comparing President Joe Biden to notorious dictators in response to the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Steve Andreasen, national security expert and adjunct faculty member, wrote this commentary on U.S.-China relations. He argues that the Biden administration should take a page from Bill Clinton’s negotiations with China on the nuclear test ban treaty in the 1990s.
Professor Larry Jacobs was interviewed after former President Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. “The charges are serious, but I don’t know if it’s going to dislodge his loyal supporters,” said Jacobs.