AltWeeklies Wire
FBI Solicits Informants To Spy On RNC Protest Groupsnew

They were looking for someone to show up at "vegan potlucks" throughout the Twin Cities and rub shoulders with RNC protesters, schmoozing into their inner circles, then reporting back to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
05-23-2008 |
Politics
A Minnesota Lawmaker Tries to Ban Salvia ...new
So we decide to try the potent, legal psychedelic ourselves.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
04-10-2008 |
Drugs
When Teens Encounter Christ, All Hell Breaks Loosenew

The three-day Christian gala known as Teens Encountering Christ is so secretive, the only way to find out what happens there is to go undercover -- so that's what I did. But unlike the true believers, I had no intention of keeping secrets.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
03-05-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Skinheads at Fortynew
Twenty years after their heyday, the anti-racist Baldies recount the rise and fall of a notorious Twin Cities scene.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Baldies
A Raucous Iowa Caucusnew
The Wizard of Odds: Iowa begins the road to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
01-09-2008 |
Politics
Think Black Friday Was Bad?new

Try living at the Mall of America for a whole week.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
11-28-2007 |
Shopping
Tags: shopping
Banning Desmond Tutunew
Put off by his controversial words on Israel, the University of St. Thomas snubs a Nobel Laureate.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
10-03-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Critical Mass Chaos May Be a Preview of the RNCnew
The extra police presence at last month's Twin Cities ride may have been due to the participation of the RNC Welcoming Committee -- a group organizing a mass protest at the 2008 Republican Convention in St. Paul.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties