Minneapolis General Strike: Workers Shut Down City in Historic Act of Civil Disobedience
The freezing streets of Minneapolis on February 13, 2026, witnessed a scene that would have made the old Bolsheviks weep with joy. Tens of thousands of workers, students, faith leaders, and community activists marched in sub‑10°F weather, refusing to work, attend school, or shop in a coordinated act of civil disobedience that echoed the historic general strikes of the early twentieth century. This …