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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

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Two parties, Democrats and Republicans; same racist agenda.

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Notice: This is not a Republican initiated piece of legislation; this comes from the Minnesota Democrats with a super majority. Anyone not...
Monday, March 18, 2013

Democratic super majorities taking a stand; Where?

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My response to another article in In These Times suggesting Democratic super majorities are the way forward: Link: http://inthesetimes.c...
Thursday, March 14, 2013

I walked out the door to take Fred for our morning walk and looked back over my shoulder...

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The "housing question" and "unemployment" continue to dog the capitalist economy over one-hundred and fifty years after Karl Marx said capitalists couldn't solve these basic and fundamental problems.

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Something to think about: A new study has revealed that a minimum waged worker would have to work 89 hours a week when only a few oth...

Mille Lacs Band buys Crowne Plaza, DoubleTree hotels in St. Paul

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Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe purchases hotels with wealth derived from paying casino workers poverty wages Of course the issue and question...
Monday, March 11, 2013

Hugo Chavez: Lest We Forget

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Conn Hallinan March 11, 2013 Dispatches From The Edge "Charismatic and idiosyncratic, capable of building friendships. Communic...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Statement From Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on the Death of Hugo Chavez

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Link: http://thepodunkblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/statement-from-former-us-president.html Link: http://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/hugo-ch...
Saturday, March 9, 2013

Report: Dentists underpaid by state for low-income patient care.

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The poor, poor dentists... Did you ever notice when the issue of raising the Minimum Wage comes up the media always has to have a "ba...
Friday, March 8, 2013

International Women's Day

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Often when we celebrate important days people associate "famous" people with these events. On this International Women's Day...

Can Civilization Survive Capitalism?

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Noam Chomsky wrote a most interesting and informative article published by In These Times, " Can Civilization Survive Capitalism? ...
Thursday, March 7, 2013

When wealth creates poverty.

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Hoarding the wealth created by the working class: http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ The wealth they hoard amongst such massive poverty acr...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

What are we getting from the Democratic super majority here in Minnesota?

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Except for higher taxes what are working people getting from the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor P arty's new super majority? ...

In memory of Hugo Chavez.

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Hugo Chavez' death is very sad; but Chavez did everything he could to make sure the socialist revolution in Venezuela will continue......
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

A Wisconsin Democratic Party politician, Kelley Dee Albrecht, tries to defend the hideous Indian Gaming Industry.

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Would you vote for a politician like Kelley Dee Albrecht who won't stand up for worker's rights as human rights , and defends c...
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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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