Daily Breakdown

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

September 03, 2025

As I write this, I can feel myself yearn for my bed after my first day of classes. But you know, absence makes the heart grow fonder, or something. However, in the case of this newsletter, hearing from us every day also makes your heart grow fonder. All right, into the news!

Scroll to read about a Labor Day protest and catch up on some older stories.

Stay golden,

Alexis Letang | Editor-in-Chief | [email protected] 

Top Story

Minneapolis demonstrators cheer and hold their signs high as organizers speak. — Image by Shay Scanlan

Minneapolis demonstrators join nationwide ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ movement

by Shay Scanlan | Published September 2, 2025

Over 100 anti-President Donald Trump demonstrators gathered Monday in Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park in Minneapolis for a Labor Day “Workers’ Over Billionaires” rally.

Amanda Otero, an organizer with TakeAction Minnesota, said the rally opposes the billionaire agenda, which she said is influencing policy in ways that harm equitable access to health care, housing, education and civil rights.

“The billionaire agenda is looking at profits over people,” Otero said.

The rally was one of dozens across Minnesota and part of a national day of action, with around a thousand protests across the country, according to Workers’ Labor Day.

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News

Students and teachers protest for stricter gun control in wake of school shooting

By Maya Bell | “No more! No more!” was one of the phrases chanted by over 200 people at the Minnesota Capitol after a school shooter opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis last week.

Arts & Entertainment

Como Backdoor: More than a basement

By Ziggy Keairns | In the heart of the Minneapolis Como neighborhood, a house with a thumping basement offered refuge and joy to many. It was a venue, but much more than that, it was a lifeline.