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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

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Nice Speech, Obama, but What About Policy?

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http://www.theroot.com/views/nice-speech-obama-what-about-policy Nice Speech, Obama, but What About Policy? The president's ...

Mark Dayton, the billionaire hypocrite whose fortune comes from poverty wages...

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Democratic Party hypocrites. Democratic Governor Mark Dayton has led a Democratic super majority (Democrats control the House and Senate) an...

Union urges San Pablo council take labor's side in dispute with Indian casino

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Union urges San Pablo council take labor's side in dispute with Indian casino By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times Posted: ...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Widening economic inequality in minnesota: Causes, Effects, and a Proposal for Estimating Its Impact in Policymaking

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Dane Smith, You have produced an interesting study here. http://growthandjustice.org/publication/EconomicInequality.pdf Lots of goo...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

No war with Syria; no bombing Syria.

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I don't understand the logic of some in the peace movement who are saying, "Show proof of gassing in Syria before the cruise miss...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

How much longer will peace be removed from the national discourse? Jobs and freedom depend on peace.

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From "The Root:" "...To be sure, we are in a period of great challenge to the very essence of democracy in this country, to...
Saturday, August 17, 2013

Commemorating the 1963 March on Washington.

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We can expect Obama, in his speech on August 28 commemorating the March on Washington, to take Martin Luther King, Jr. out of context. ...

John Kerry hammers democracy and takes a poke at "We The People" who are thoroughly fed up.

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John Kerry hammers democracy and takes a poke at "We The People" who are thoroughly fed up. Speaking to State Department personnel...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

What should the legacy of the 1963 March On Washington be?

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The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is ask people to comment about what the legacy of the 1963 March on Washing...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Grand Rapids' Roy Schmidt may run again in '14

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No one should find this surprising. This racist bigot has no shame.

Drone protest at Camp Ripley.

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Attention Minnesotans... please share far and wide--- The Brainerd Area Coaliton for Peace and Little Falls Partners for Peace will spon...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

A Town Without Pity

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A Town Without Pity Sunday, August 11, 2013 A Town Without Pity ------ Original Message ------ From: Alan Gilbert Date: 8/11/2013 1:58 AM ...
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Alan Maki
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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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