Cory Haala

@Cory_Haala

Minnesotan. Historian of Midwestern liberalism, populism; book soon: When Democrats Won the Heartland. Not the Sleepy Eye athletics director. Views mine only.

Joined January 2022

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Cory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 24

But wherever will we find examples of how they did th-- Oh! Didn't see you there! When Democrats Won the Heartland: Progressive Populism in the Age of Reagan, 1978-1992 publication date May 12, 2026 (@IllinoisPress)

IInstitute for Policy Studies@IPS_DC · Jul 24

NEW: A new report shows that the Democrats' blue-collar exodus can be reversed with progressive economic policies like raising the minimum wage and expanding health care. To defeat Trumpism, Democrats must fight for workers. Sean Mason in @inequalityorg: inequality.org/article/democr…

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Cory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 26

While in Grand Marais for a bachelor party, did I leave the group while we were downtown, go to the local historical society, and talk to the staffer about internships and/or speaking to my students? Of course I did, because I have no life and/or like my job.

Cory_Haala's tweet image. While in Grand Marais for a bachelor party, did I leave the group while we were downtown, go to the local historical society, and talk to the staffer about internships and/or speaking to my students?

Of course I did, because I have no life and/or like my job.

Cory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 22

Just a leader of the family farm and anti-GATT/NAFTA mov't telling me to come to his Minneapolis home, where there's a folder on a never-cited 1980 farm convention for me. We talk. He brings another book..another...another...now I'm back in grad seminar. Lots to cite, soon!

Cory_Haala's tweet image. Just a leader of the family farm and anti-GATT/NAFTA mov't telling me to come to his Minneapolis home, where there's a folder on a never-cited 1980 farm convention for me.

We talk. He brings another book..another...another...now I'm back in grad seminar.

Lots to cite, soon!

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Cory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 19

#NewDealMinneapolis where the WPA magic happened: * Lyndale Farmstead: where park equipment was built! 3 bldgs all gone; stucco walls + gymnastics equipment remain * Kings Hwy: curbs * Lyndale Park: tool shed, grading * Nicollet Field: sod, park prgms 29.76(!) mi Next: 🅰️🦅

Cory_Haala's tweet image. #NewDealMinneapolis where the WPA magic happened:
* Lyndale Farmstead: where park equipment was built! 3 bldgs all gone; stucco walls + gymnastics equipment remain
* Kings Hwy: curbs
* Lyndale Park: tool shed, grading
* Nicollet Field: sod, park prgms

29.76(!) mi
Next: 🅰️🦅

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Cory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 14

Not my smartest to bike when it's 90 out, in retrospect * Northeast Field: graded 1941 * Beltrami (Maple Hill): tennis courts, concrete, also these turning bars from 1941 * Logan: sodding, sidewalks, concrete * Marshall Terrace: wading pool 19 mi Next: 🚜 #NewDealMinneapolis

Cory_Haala's tweet image. Not my smartest to bike when it's 90 out, in retrospect
* Northeast Field: graded 1941
* Beltrami (Maple Hill): tennis courts, concrete, also these turning bars from 1941
* Logan: sodding, sidewalks, concrete
* Marshall Terrace: wading pool

19 mi
Next: 🚜
#NewDealMinneapolis

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Cory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 13

Little in my book @davidsirota (a fellow NU grad!) won't know when it's out, but REALLY heartened to be reminded of anti-free trade's centrality. HUGE in Midwestern progressive populism (Herseth, Dorgan, etc). Talked w/an IATP guy yesterday; a book to write (after this one)...

DDavid Sirota@davidsirota · Jul 13

20 years ago I helped run a Dem campaign that won a red state in a year Dems lost everywhere. I wrote an article about it offering 7 lessons: prospect.org/article/democr… 1. Fight the Class War 2. Champion Small Business Over Big Business 3. Protect Tom Joad 4. Turn the Hunters…

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Cory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 11

Simple #NewDealMinneapolis ride: * Columbia Park: picnic tables galore, tennis courts, etc * Columbia Golf Course: limestone facing, course redone, pedestrian bridge, more I wrote about 5 yrs ago: coryhaala.org/midwest/minnes… * St Anthony Blvd: curbing. lots. 15.7 mi Next: ↗️↗️⛳

Cory_Haala's tweet image. Simple #NewDealMinneapolis ride:
* Columbia Park: picnic tables galore, tennis courts, etc
* Columbia Golf Course: limestone facing, course redone, pedestrian bridge, more I wrote about 5 yrs ago: coryhaala.org/midwest/minnes…
* St Anthony Blvd: curbing. lots.

15.7 mi
Next: ↗️↗️⛳

Cory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 9

WHAT A #NEWDEALMINNEAPOLIS RIDE: * Bassett's Creek Park: bunch of firsts -- stamped athletics benches, 1937 mill dam rebuilt, limestone-faced bridge, and THE TENNIS COURTS!!! * Bryn Mawr: little left, originally diamondball fields and 75,000 yds of fill 19.6 mi next: ↗️⛳

CCory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 8

Usually wait til I'm done with my ride, but too excited about this #NewDealMinneapolis find: original WPA-poured concrete on the courts at Bassett's Creek Park. Might be my favorite pic/find. Who wants to hit here with me first? Optional pre-lecture on the WPA. @ClubLeftTennis

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Cory Haala@Cory_Haala · Jul 8

Cory_Haala's tweet image. Usually wait til I'm done with my ride, but too excited about this #NewDealMinneapolis find: original WPA-poured concrete on the courts at Bassett's Creek Park. Might be my favorite pic/find.

Who wants to hit here with me first? Optional pre-lecture on the WPA.
@ClubLeftTennis

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