Dan Burns

Shenanigans in Minneapolis Ward 6?

By Dan Burns (Minnesota Progressive Project) | August 20, 2013

Mr. Jon Tevlin is one of the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s few remaining high-quality columnists. So of course he’s in the “B” section, not the corporate bootlicker-dominated op-ed pages. It’s a pleasure to have a reason to link one of his items, here. Continue Reading

The lines are fairly clear in Minneapolis Ward 3

By Dan Burns (Minnesota Progressive Project) | August 7, 2013

Here is a recent, determinedly non-partisan article about the campaigns of incumbent Diane Hofstede, and DFL-endorsed challenger Jacob Frey. There is also a Green Party candidate, Kristina Gronquist. But, as may be the case with non-DFL candidates throughout the city in competitive races, unless she can get serious traction, a vote for her will essentially be a vote for one’s second choice, as RCV is being used. Continue Reading

Poor-bashing, corporate-engorging Farm Bill unexpectedly defeated

By Dan Burns (Minnesota Progressive Project) | June 22, 2013

Good deal. Continue Reading

Gary Schiff drops bid for Minneapolis mayor

By Dan Burns (Minnesota Progressive Project) | June 19, 2013

Happened a short time ago. The picture is from the press conference; Betsy Hodges is at the podium, and Schiff is looking on approvingly. Continue Reading

The greedheads will destroy the Boundary Waters Wilderness

By Dan Burns (Minnesota Progressive Project) | June 13, 2013

If they can. Here’s the deal. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) straddles part of the Minnesota/Ontario border. What with not being so much the trekking, camping type, I haven’t been there, but knowledgeable sources tell me that it is quite literally heaven on earth. Spectacular and powerful. Continue Reading

Looking at the “female breadwinners” report

By Dan Burns (Minnesota Progressive Project) | June 6, 2013

If you’re reading this, you’re presumably enough of a denizen of the left blogosphere to have caught that a report came out, about how it’s women that are now bringing home at least the majority of the dough in about 40% of American households. However, the context in which it’s generally been presented, is how people at a certain “news” organization, run by and for atavistic fools, reacted. I’m looking at the report itself. Continue Reading