Opinion

Playing Politics podcast: Uptown upheaval latest test for Minneapolis

The city contends with continued demonstrations over a law-enforcement shooting and the death of a protester. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Denise Johnson and John Rash.

By John Rash

June 16, 2021 at 7:53PM
Minneapolis police begin clearing out barricades put up by protestors on W. Lake Street in Uptown on Tuesday, June 16, 2021, in Minneapolis. (Antranik Tavitian, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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John Rash

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John Rash is an editorial writer and columnist. His Rash Report column analyzes media and politics, and his focus on foreign policy has taken him on international reporting trips to China, Japan, Rwanda, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Lithuania, Kuwait and Canada.

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