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Playing Politics podcast: A summer of discontent

Officer-involved shootings in Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights and the tragic assassination of five police officers in Dallas reverberate across the nation. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from writers Patricia Lopez and Denise Johnson and host John Rash.

By Star Tribune Editorial Board

July 13, 2016 at 9:14PM
Protestors chanted on the University Avenue bridge as other protestors blocked and were arrested on the southbound interstate on 35W near the University Avenue bridge, Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN.
Protestors chanted on the University Avenue bridge as other protestors blocked and were arrested on the southbound interstate on 35W near the University Avenue bridge, Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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