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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, March 3, 2017

From the files of Lyndon Baines Johnson obtained from the LBJ Library... a most disgraceful part of labor's history.

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As a FaceBook friend pointed out: "What a nefarious and blatant attempt to destroy a union and ...

Can we learn from history if we are denied historical facts?

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Lyndon B. Johnson claimed he learned a lesson from his father being driven out of the Texas Legislature. What he learned was probably not...
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The American people have a right to have a say in what kind of health care we have in this country... democracy requires no less

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Why should we let Trump or the Democrats dominate the discussion on health care? Obamacare is a complete failure without any support f...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Fake News

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I can't remember the Wall Street owned Main Stream Media ever having dealt with the problems of working people.

There is an old saying...

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When dealing with politicians always bring a crowd.

Can we talk about the problems with single-payer universal health care?

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I believe PNHP (Physicians for a National Health Program) has been dishonest about health care reform because they haven't included a ...

Truth

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I agree with Trump... the media hasn't done a good job with him. Had the media been telling us the truth about Trump and his connections...

Team Perez and Ellison

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Tom Perez and Keith Ellison are our new "resistance leaders." If you are going to rely on them to stop Trump from wreck...
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Can “Letters to the Editor” be catalysts for movement building?

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In my opinion, this is the way to build movements provided we are also sharing these letters and our ideas with family, friends, neighb...

We need a movement for a National Public Health Care System

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The Republican members of Congress, who were thrilled with the vicious Tea Party attacks organized by the John Birch Society and paid for...
Friday, February 24, 2017

The struggle continues... more organization and unity is required.

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With a cheap computer, very cheap printer and some ink and paper we have the resources to have an office for the revolution in every home. W...

The Austin American-Statesman publishes my "Letter to the Editor."

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http://www.mystatesman.com/news/opinion/letters-the-editor-february-2017/V5dVviS94TkwvZwtyMpqTK/ Re: Feb. 9 article, “ Trump looks to stab...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Bill McKibben and Rolling Stone

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Great article with a few things missing. I am glad to hear Bill McKibben tell people not to be patient with Pruitt and Trump. We were ...

Let's talk about the politics and economics of livelihood

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Are you fed up? Let's talk about the politics and economics of livelihood from a working class point of view Published by: ...
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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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