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Leave a twig for the birds to perch on... don't let the capitalists do your thinking for you... if you are in the neighborhood, stop on in; the coffee is always hot and the cookie jar is full... looking forward to the day when the real decisions in America are made by working class families gathered around the kitchen table... new postings daily...Yours in the struggle...Alan L. Maki

Friday, August 7, 2009

Health care reform

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Winning any reform requires that people thoroughly understand the issues and what needs to be done. Health care reform is no exception; the ...

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Can Labor Get Out of This Mess?

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This article by David Bacon was published in “ In These Times ” and is very typical of the thinking coming out of those on the left who call...

Friday, July 31, 2009

"e-democracy" list serve continues to ban my postings on health care

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On " e-democracy " in the "US Forum" a Mr. Kervick has stated: "Republicans argue that freedom-inspiring policies ...

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Truth about Socialized Medicine

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How the Democrats prohibit dialog, discussion and debate I posted below to the "US Forum" hosted by "E-Democracy" which ...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Poverty

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Several weeks ago I received a call from a lady in Redby on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. She told me she had asked MNDFL State Represent...

Monday, July 20, 2009

Does socialized health care work?

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I have been collecting newspaper articles, editorials, opinion pieces and letters to the editor about socialized health care. I have yet to ...

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Broadband: The discussion not taking place

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With the upcoming "National Civic Summit" to take place in Minneapolis this week this exchange becomes very important. This postin...

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Response to John McCarthy, Executive Director, Minnesota Indian Gaming Association

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Mr. John McCarthy, Executive Director, Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, Thank you for responding on behalf of Mr. Stanley Crooks of Mys...

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Questioning The Ethical Legitimacy of Drone Attacks in Pakistan And Afghanistan

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This is a guest blog. I invite readers to submit guest blogs on any topics. Alan L. Maki Brian McAfee 2838 Mason Blvd. Muskegon Heights, MI ...

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

My response to Jeremiah T. Liend, friend to Minnesota's most worthless politicians

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I received this response from one Jeremiah T Liend as a result of a posting I made on one of the E-democracy forums--- the Bemidji Forum. I ...

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Alan Maki: United States; I have been involved in the peace, labor, civil rights, and environmental movements for over 30 years, and I am a socialist. I would encourage everyone to get involved in promoting the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which came into existence on December 10, 1948; we should strive to use the yearly anniversary of this document to popularize it. We need to struggle to create a more progressive, socially just society where all working people receive real living wages and have a voice at work, and in their communities. I have worked with casino workers across Minnesota who are trying to organize a union. I have worked with people in northern Minnesota struggling to save the Big Bog, the primary freshwater aquifer--- this bog is being mined for peat. In my spare time during the spring and fall you can find me fly fishing on the Dark River, a pristine designated trout stream;in the winter ice fishing on Lake-of-the-Woods. I look forward to hearing from you. Nothing human is alien to me.

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