Thursday, January 16, 2014

Hearing tonight in Duluth...

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Hearing tonite... I don't really see what the big deal is. So some mining companies want to dig a couple more holes in the ground. Big...

Does "cost-of-living" have anything to do with what the Minimum Wage should be?

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This article below says organized labor is pushing for this $15.37 Minimum Wage in Los Angeles. But, I wonder how many members of these unio...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Still no blitz against poverty from Dayton and Minnesota Democrats.

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We have to ask why the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party with its super-majority is not using this veto-proof majority to defend and ...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Tell these politicians working people need a real living Minimum Wage

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                                                                           Matthew Bergeron   Matthew....
Monday, January 13, 2014

Some thoughts from Podunk about "civility"

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Unless your views support PolyMet and this dirty sulfide mining they really aren't wanted or appreciated. And, oh; the DNR and the co...
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Politicians prepare to shove the Trans-Pacific Partnership down our throats by choking us with more lies.

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No bi-partisan agreement to raise the Minimum Wage to a real living wage, no bi-partisan support for a Full Employment Act, nor is there bi-...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

After 50 Years, How To Move Forward In The War On Poverty

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Note: My comment on this article is at the bottom.   After 50 Years, How To Move Foward In The War On Pove...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Extend Federal Unemployment Benefits NOW!!!!!!!!

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Federal Unemployment Extension Benefits are necessary and needed by millions of workers as this rotten capitalist system continues to crumbl...
Monday, January 6, 2014

How can anyone paid a poverty wage be "lifted out of poverty?"

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How dumb do these people think we are? Question: How will a poverty wage of $10.10 an hour lift anyone out of poverty? This defies all c...
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Duluth Forum next Saturday... January 11

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A quick reminder that the Forum on "Building Progressive Political Power . . . " will be next Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the Co...

A book recommendation...

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I would encourage workers to read the book: "Rebellion in the Unions, A Handbook for Rank and File Action" by George Morris... ...

Should Socialists and Communists engage in electoral struggles?

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The election of a socialist to public office in this country is treated as some kind of novelty by both the mainstream media and most of the...