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Make American Jobs The Agenda
The Speakout for Good Jobs Now tour officially kicked off June 18th in Minneapolis at the historic Wesley Church, which sits next to the Minneapolis Convention Center that was hosting this year’s...
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A Few Random Thoughts From Madison
I decided to make a somewhat spontaneous trip to Madison to check out the First Democracy Convention that ran August 24-28. Hats off to Ben Manski, the Executive Director for Liberty Tree for all the...
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September Profile: Stewart Acuff
“Ultimately, we have a responsibility to stand up for human values and justice in every part of our lives” –Stewart Acuff, Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO The discussion of workers’ rights,...
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Single Payer — It Remains The Only Answer
Single payer – it remains the only viable option for the health care crisis this country faces and will continue to face after implementation of the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA). That’s the message...
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Cindy Young: A Lifetime of Activism and Working For Single Payer
Any social movement in American 20th century history has been helped or led by organized labor. It’s a simple imperative fact. Yet today, the general public more often vilifies union organizers and...
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The Back To Work Budget: Learn More And Advocate For It
I’m looking for a silver lining today. I live in Minneapolis and today the snow is blowing and the wind chills will be below zero as it says spring arrives on the calendar. But I do have a great silver...
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Progressive Democrats of America: Doing The Everyday Hard Work for The Common...
No one said it was going to be easy – being a progressive that is. Social movements, simply stated, are hard work that takes time. Patience. Fortitude. Perseverance. Those are hardly the buzzwords...
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Ellison Reintroduces The Robin Hood Tax: We Are Not Broke
As a follow-up to our eNewsletter theme last week that the United States is NOT broke, we invite you to take a closer look at The Robin Hood Tax and its reintroduction on Wednesday April 17 by Rep....
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Politics & Pizza: Everybody Counts. Everybody Matters
Thursday night I drove to a town hall-pizza dinner gathering sponsored by my congressman, Keith Ellison, co-chair of the Democratic Progressive Caucus. The drive during rush-hour traffic to the local...
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ACA Implementation: Getting The Word Out
It just shouldn’t be this difficult. I keep coming back to that thought every time I take another step down the road leading to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. The employer mandate aside,...
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Minnesota Peace Project: A Model For All 50 States
“The Minnesota Peace Project is the definition of outside the beltway peace advocacy at its finest….I know I say it all the time but I’ll say it again—it’s a model that should be emulated in every...
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Bernie Sanders: His Prophetic Voice Warns of Dangers to Democracy
Sunday we had the opportunity to see two of today’s wisdom voices in action. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) joined our congressional rep Keith Ellison for a fund-raiser for Ellison in...
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Who’s Talking Single Payer? A Lot of People and Organizations
Who’s talking single payer today? You might be surprised—a lot of people and organizations. Don’t think for a minute that those fighting for the only real solution to health care reform in this country...
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The Grass Roots Fight For A Living Wage
“I was brought up to see what was has happening around me and not to turn a blind eye to the conditions people in my community were struggling with.” –Jennifer Epps-Addison, Executive Director...
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Will It Take A Constitutional Amendment To Stop Voter Suppression?
“Right now we have politicians selecting their voters rather than voters selecting their elected officials.” –Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) There’s a bittersweet taste to the approaching 50th anniversary...
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A Time To Remember The Origins Of Bernie 2016
Momentum, support, and enthusiasm for the presidential campaign of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders continue to grow daily. What many laughed at just a few months ago now has roots deep enough to sustain...
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