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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

Sunday, September 8, 2019

Public education: A working class issue

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Defend Public Education Public education is being undermined with exorbitant charges and increasing fees for everything from books to ...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

The working class needs an education...

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What is with all the workers in Beaver County, Pennsylvania employed by Royal Dutch Shell applauding Trump's anti-worker Wall Street ag...

There is a reason we need to talk about public education when we look for solutions to this health care mess

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Public education is being undermined with exorbitant charges for everything from books to music and sports and school lunches and after-sc...

Justice requires freedom for Rodney Reed.

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A black working class family of very limited means when compared to the massive resources of the state is fighting to prevent the executio...

Free Rodney Reed; exonerate, don't execute.

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I sent this to Texas Governor Greg Abbott today: I would like to make an appointment to speak in person with Governor Abbott about the Rod...

Will it be war or human needs... we can't have both.

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How often have you heard reactionary politicians who are opposed to universal social programs and even the most modest reforms say, “Ther...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

We need to stop being so timid. Speak your mind!

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Trump and the Republicans, along with many Democrats, are resorting to red-baiting and anti-Communism along with vicious attacks on socia...

The message I sent to Ilhan Omar:

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Stay strong; your voice is appreciated... in solidarity and struggle for social and economic justice and a better world thr...

Seeking refugee status... the truth

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I don’t think people understand how difficult it is for people seeking refugee status to get a fair hearing... especially from the Trump ...

Taking a joy ride in space... on our "dime."

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All of these wealthy people are taking a joy ride on Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic at the expense of working people who have been ...

Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) leads the way, again

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Simpson is first Canadian national union Black female leader July 19, 2019 Nearly 30 years after being a s...

From Newsweek: Almost 80 Percent of Philosophy Majors Favor Socialism, Poll Finds

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https://www.newsweek.com/socialism-philosophy-majors-college-poll-1449238?fbclid=IwAR3VtgImmdYQNj-nDIrxret67r5wT6pY8BWT3IcxJZnrQ8HmQuqSGe0...

Puerto Ricans show how to get rid of a crooked and corrupt leader who hides his corruption behind a wall of hate

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We need to take a lesson from Puerto Ricans and hit the streets... to get rid of Trump.

A billionaire Democrat says he will vote for Trump rather than vote for Bernie Sanders

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The truth slips out... these rich bastards sank George McGovern’s campaign and voted for and supported Richard Nixon... Previous to thi...

Lies, Lies, Lies and more lies fabricated by both Democrats and Republicans

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No wonder the American people have a lower opinion of Congress than they do of Trump. Trump lies about everything; so do the party hacks fr...

A question for the Working Class Studies Association

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I posted this on the Working Class Studies Association Facebook page and wanted to share it with all of you: At what point does the WCSA ...

It can't happen here

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This is not that far fetched. Bormann and Himmler made plans to carry on the work of the Nazis outside of Germany in Argentina and the U...

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We need to ask why it has become so easy for Trump to tap into racism, red-baiting and anti-Communism to hide his corruption.

Mueller wasted thirty-million dollars

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After listening to Mueller “answer” questions today, does anyone really believe giving this guy thirty-million dollars to spend on an inve...

So, the Mueller hearing didn’t go well for the Democrats...

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... surprise, surprise; only a bunch of Dumb Donkeys could have thought it would turn out otherwise. In fact, Robert Mueller as the hea...

Capitalism has to go

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The supporters and apologists for capitalism cannot escape the fact that exploitation of man by man is what makes capitalism capitalism.....

Why was it so easy for Nazi war criminals to immigrate to the United States?

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About this immigration issue. Nazi war criminals were smuggled into the United States by those in power. It is far easier for war crimi...

The Choice Isn’t Between Capitalism or Socialism

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Leave it to Bloomberg to add confusion... bloomberg.com The Choice Isn’t Between Capitalism or Socialism All countries practi...
Sunday, July 7, 2019

The role of fear in promoting war

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Have you noticed how Trump is trying to prevent people from going to certain countries? They first make people fear the people in these c...

How patient are you?

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How many generations must we wait for real health care reform? Can your health wait?

Consumer debt in the United States hits...

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$13.6 trillion dollars

Hong Kong

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The problems in Hong Kong have their roots in British colonialism but you would never know this from the mainstream media.

Health care for all the people not for profits for the few.

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When I asked Ted Kennedy back in 1972 when Democrats were going to enact Medicare for All he told me that we had to be patient. Well, bac...
Monday, June 24, 2019

Iran

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It's like these idiots won't be satisfied until they are in a war with Iran.

Let’s Talk About the Politics and Economics of Livelihood and what we socialist can do

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So, Facebook has denied me the right to create a new page entitled, “Let’s Talk About the Politics and Economics of Livelihood.” I set u...
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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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