Last weekend hundreds of Minnesotans gathered in St. Paul and watched online as we elected our board of directors, kicked off a bold agenda for change in 2014, dreamed big
How Pro-Austerity Groups Lost the Deficit Wars
t’s debt ceiling time and the US economy is once again on the brink, held hostage by extremists hell-bent on forcing cuts to Medicare and Social Security. Oh wait. That
Raising Minnesota’s minimum wage expected to be hot issue
Scott Coykendall lost a $63,000-a-year job a few years ago, had one for a while at around $17 an hour, and for the past few months has worked full time
VIDEO: Saturday, February 15 — 2014 Annual Meeting Livestream
Our 2014 Annual Meeting & Progressive Carnival is this Saturday, February 15th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Central High School Hundreds of Minnesotans will gather to launch TakeAction’s work
VIDEO: Boring Meetings Protest
Breaking! A group of tiny protesters has taken over our office in advance of our 2014 Annual Meeting in protest of boring meetings. Head below the fold to watch what
For my Grandma Hickman
One of my biggest heroines is a woman I do not remember meeting. My great grandmother Hickman, born less than 70 years after slavery was “officially abolished,” grew up as
Lori Stee Endorsed by TakeAction Minnesota for Ramsey County Commissioner District 3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 4, 2014Contact: Steve Rogness, Political Director, 651-379-0753, steve@takeactionminnesota.org Passionate social service advocate will bring bold new leadership to the County Board St. Paul, MN (February
Wear your heart on your sleeve
I’m not exactly a fashion person. I wore the same pair of shorts every day in third grade.[1] I wear jeans until they are literally falling apart. The closest I get
Greta Bergstrom Endorsed by TakeAction Minnesota for State House District 64B
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 3, 2014Contact: Steve Rogness, Political Director, 651-379-0753, steve@takeactionminnesota.org Progressive champion will be a powerful force to advance social, racial, and economic justice at the Capitol St.
Happy birthday to you!
We’re eight! From the “Cover All Kids” healthcare victory in 2009, restoring funding to GAMC in 2010, defeating the photo ID amendment in 2012, to all that was won in