Friday, October 18, 2013

We need real "Full Employment" legislation to hold the politicians accountable.

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It is very important to note that Congressman John Conyers is pushing a "jobs bill" which he has intentionally mis-named a "...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

Obamacare

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Over the last three weeks, I have attended 8 meetings in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan about Obamacare. In general these meetings of bee...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

In U.S., Perceived Need for Third Party Reaches New High

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/165392/perceived-need-third-party-reaches-new-high.aspx   October 11, 2013 In U.S.,...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

What working people need to understand about debt and debt ceilings.

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What hardly anyone understands is that the deficit is a direct attack on the living standards of working people upon whose back the intere...
Friday, October 11, 2013

Jimmy Carter: Today’s middle class was my administration’s poverty level

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Check out this Associated Press video of Jimmy Carter speaking. Very insightful comments. Media across the world has picked up his commen...
Friday, October 4, 2013

Grand Forks Herald publishes my "Letter to the Editor" about the need for a "“21st Century Full Employment Act for Peace and Prosperity.”

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http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/274770/ Published October 03, 2013, 05:15 AM Alan Maki, Warroad, Minn. letters: G...
Monday, September 30, 2013

1945 was an important year for the working classes of Great Britain and the United States.

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Some people want to forget that in Great Britain in 1945 the working class coming out of World War II, led by the Communist Party, was ful...

What is involved in the concept of a "21st Century Full Employment Act for Peace and Prosperity?"

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“ 21 st Century Full Employment Act for Peace and Prosperity” Mandatory full employment --- make the president and Congress legisla...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

I was asked to write a guest blog on Cindy Sheehan's blog...

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Here is the link: " We need a living wage " http://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/2013/09/we-need-living-wage-guest-blog-by-a...

Letter to the Editor submitted for publication in Labor World. Minimum Wage and Full Employment.

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September 24, 2013 Letter to the Editor submitted for publication in Labor World . One of the most heated and controversial topics t...

21st Century Full Employment Act for Peace and Prosperity

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Let's put it in the public square for discussion. Make politicians accountable for full employment. We have heard enough idle talk a...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

H.R. 671; National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013

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Re: H.R. 671, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 This is Republican created legislation that Minnesota Dem...

The Minimum Wage and Social Security are being talked about... we must be on the eve of another election; I guess I will add my two-cents, too.

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Please feel free to distribute. We have been hearing a lot about attacks on Social Security and the Minimum Wage. Labor has not had th...