Al Franken & The Trouble With Tribalism
Despite our deep Tribalism, it is more important for us to be decent.
Franken On Anti-Semitism, Health Care & Higher Office
Minnesota’s junior senator talks after a wild couple months in Washington.
My Experience At the AIPAC Policy Conference
Whether talking to a senator or a stranger, I now know that every conversation about Israel truly counts.
An Ambassador and a Senator Walk Into A Bar, Or Why I'm Not Yet A Journalist
Of all the people I could’ve possibly interviewed while I was in D.C.—the cool, funny, Jewish Minnesota senator was clearly at the top of my list, and when the chance came I got distracted by his waxy salt-and-pepper hair!
Israel And Hamas: Rockets and Responses
As Israel readies for all-out war to end the endless barrage of rocket attacks fired on its civilians, what does the rest of the world think of this newest chapter in the violence?
Pop Parsha: Al Franken and Nitzavim
Words of Torah before Sen. Franken at the Jewish Federation of St. Paul’s Gala. Will the high holidays be just a moment of repenting before we go about our everyday business? Or something more?
Franken talks about his Supreme Court Picks and Gays in High School
Our favorite (okay, our only) local Jewish Senator is in the news.
Shavua Tov: This Week's Hot Jewish News
Franken sticks it to the U.S. Supreme Court, Facebook gets an Afikoman app, Terror List drops Hamas, Ellison McCollum and Oberstar talk Gaza, Jews respond to Obama’s state of the Union, and more.
