We could be at war in Libya soon
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It seems odd we could be considering a military intervention in a foreign war and not have it dominate the headlines. Continue Reading
Wisconsin explodes in response to Walker thuggery
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker may have won the battle to strip workers of their rights to collective bargaining but he certainly has not won the war against the unions.
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Fannie and Freddie going down?
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The government-backed home mortgage behemoths Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being targeted for the executioner’s block, kind of:
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Indiana House Democrats flee state to halt union-busting bill
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Indiana became a battleground Tuesday in what is rapidly becoming a nationwide assault on worker’s rights.
Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives, taking their lead from the Wisconsin Fighting 14, fled the state Tuesday morning to deprive the republican majority of a quorum needed pass a bill restricting worker’s rights to collective bargaining.
Land-grant institution must have labor representation on Board of Regents
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For the first time since 1934 it appears there will be no representative of organized labor on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
Ironic, since the University of Minnesota, as a land-grant institution, was established to educate the working class.
Can you support teachers and bash teacher unions? The myths and truths
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Public sector workers are under assault, and no public worker has been more maligned than the schoolteacher. What’s worse, is that school teachers are being attacked from the usual suspects, but also former allies. Continue Reading
Tim Pawlenty’s evolving homophobia
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Tim Pawlenty is trying to portray himself as a battle-hardened christian conservative. He wants you to think he’s fought the big spending, bleeding heart liberals and kept spending down while pushing a conservative agenda.
But it wasn’t always that way.
Doing the Happy Dance: baseball season is almost here
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The great thing about running a blog is that you get to write about whatever you want, even if it doesn’t fit neatly into the blog’s general subject.
Baseball, for example.
Many St. Paul families strongly against “Strong Schools, Strong Communities” plan
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When St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Valeria Silva posted the district’s new Strong Schools, Strong Communities plan on the SPPS website February 1st, the immediate reaction was strong parental and public outcry. Continue Reading
The best legislature money can buy
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Much of today’s hubbub is connected to the release of 2010’s year end campaign finance reports, specifically those connected to the Gubernatorial race. Tom Emmer, Matt Entenza, Mark Dayton, Alliance for a Better Minnesota, MN Forward, and other organizations spent millions of dollars on that race, and their reports definitely deserve scrutiny in a post-Citizens United political world.