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Racket Is Worker-Owned & Reader-Funded:

Anders Lee

Anders is a Minnesota-raised, NYC-based writer, comedian, and organizer who co-costs the podcast Pod Damn America.

Reevaluating Gov. Ventura: Unpredictable Policies, Wild Quotes, and Celeb Politician Legacy

Let's revisit Minnesota's loud, complicated, and reliably outrageous Ventura years.

September 19, 2023

How Hubert H. Humphrey Purged the DFL of Socialists

After Gov. Floyd Olson's death in 1936, a nasty power struggle broke out to define the future of left-wing politics in Minnesota.

March 27, 2023

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Remembering Paul Wellstone, Conscience of the Senate

Before he died 20 years ago, the rare, brave progressive senatorial voice paved the way for Bernie Sanders.

October 26, 2022