Strengthen Your Local Journalists. Donate
  • The UpTake
  • The UpTake
  • Video
    • MN Senate Channel
    • MN House Channel
    • MN House Channel 2
  • Issues
    • Health Care
    • Racial Equality
    • Minimum Wage
    • Environment
    • Gun Violence
    • Net Neutrality
    • Labor/Unions
    • Marriage Equality
  • Actions
    • Suggest a Story
    • Send Us A Video
    • About The UpTake
    • The UpTake Team
    • Blog

The UpTake (https://theuptake.org/)

  • Video
    • MN Senate Channel
    • MN House Channel
    • MN House Channel 2
  • Issues
    • Health Care
    • Racial Equality
    • Minimum Wage
    • Environment
    • Gun Violence
    • Net Neutrality
    • Labor/Unions
    • Marriage Equality
  • Actions
    • Suggest a Story
    • Send Us A Video
    • About The UpTake
    • The UpTake Team
    • Blog
The UpTake
MN House Channel

Oct. 6, 2020

1 p.m. – (live) House Select Committee on Racial Justice (Remote Hearing)  

Live Video: MN Senate Channel

August 13, 2020

The Senate is adjourned sine die. 

Live Video: MN House Channel 2

August 13, 2020

The House is adjourned sine die. 

Minnesota Senate holds first hearing about civil unrest in Minneapolis.

By admin | July 1, 2020

Twin Cities business representatives testified during a July 1 hearing about their experience in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder.

Career Counseling: The Impact of Ethnicity, Gender, and Class on Career Options, Career Choices, and Career Opportunities – An Interview with Millennial and Spoken Work Artist, Pastor Malachi

By Paula Celeste Neeley

What would it mean if a Society could reimagine itself as 1) open, just, equitable for ALL of its residents and 2) economically viable with a richness that was not chained to extraction, oppression, and exploitation? And for the residents of this “reimagined” society, would they show up to their lives differently if they knew their value was not in question? Would they produce differently if they knew their efforts would result in being able to afford to feed their families? Would those residents move differently through the world if they were not consumed with decisions between buying medicine or paying utilities? 

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at age 87

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Sept. 18. Her death inspired expressions of profound grief, as well as concern that her death may have radical political connotations.

Column: The Looting Continues

Marjaan Sirdar reflects on Minneapolis, 95 days after the killing of George Floyd, as the looting re-emerges.

More Headlines

Parks and Power demands an end to camp evictions
Helping The Helpers
Career Counseling: The Impact of Ethnicity, Gender, and Class on Career Options, Career Choices, and Career Opportunities – An Interview with Emerging Artist Chavonn Williams Shen
Big news from The UpTake

  Thank you to all who joined us for our first Community Cafe at Sammy’s Avenue Eatery on Tues. the 16th! Many of you might not know this but The UpTake has been going through a period of transition since I’ve taken over. News organizations, including our own, have struggled to find sustainability and, even […]

Minnesota loses one dairy farmer every day

On May 7, the Civc Buzz of the Minneapolis League of Women Voters had two speakers discussing, “The Urban/Rural Struggle for a Sustainable Future.” Both speakers, Meg Moynihan and Amanda Babcock, discussed the challenges of running a farm, whether it be in rural Minnesota or an urban landscape. Watch the livestreamed discussion here. Story and video by Bill Sorem.

Find stuff

Sign up for news from The UpTake

Support The UpTake

Recent Posts

  • Column: Warning! System failed. Hard reboot required.

    By: Marjaan Sirdar, Freelance Writer Disclaimer: The UpTake is not responsible for the content of this article. October 1, 2020 Donald Trump -- who we all know is a lying racist, sexist, xenophobic, tax cheating draft dodger -- is now stacking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), disputing the election results in advance of election day, and refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power come November.

  • Career Counseling: The Impact of Ethnicity, Gender, and Class on Career Options, Career Choices, and Career Opportunities – An Interview with Millennial and Spoken Work Artist, Pastor Malachi

    By Paula Celeste Neeley What would it mean if a Society could reimagine itself as 1) open, just, equitable for ALL of its residents and 2) economically viable with a richness that was not chained to extraction, oppression, and exploitation? And for the residents of this “reimagined” society, would they show up to their lives differently if they knew their value was not in question?

  • Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at age 87

    Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Sept. 18 from complications due to metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Popular Posts

The UpTake
  • The UpTake
  • About The UpTake
  • The UpTake Team
  • Donor Policy
  • Editorial Policy
  • Our Supporters & Sponsors
  • Donate Now!
  • Wiki
  • Contact Us
  • Log In

Categories

Archives

About The UpTake

The UpTake is an independent, non-profit (501 c3) online news organization that was launched in 2007 with a few simple ideas: That media should find and tell the truth without fear or favor; that citizen have the tools to report and explain events without relying on news controlled by large corporations; and that it is the duty or citizens to hold power accountable and make government transparent to the governed.

The UpTake
1041 Grand Avenue
Suite 354
Saint Paul, MN 55105

© Copyright 2020, The UpTake

Back to top ↑