SuperPACs are old news. As we near November 6th, the trendsetters in corporate electioneering are drafting a disturbing new tool: a letter from the boss. A growing number of C.E.O.s
Chris Conry, Big Money is No Match For Our Members
As we enter the final three weeks of the 2012 election season, take a moment to consider your letter carrier. If you live in one of Minnesota’s suburbs, your letter
Chris Conry, Tipping the Scales Toward the Top 2%
Some decisions are difficult. What to do with the expiring Bush Tax Cuts is not one of them. Immediately after the election the U.S. Congress will meet in its ‘lame
Mark Schultz, Why Restricting the Right to Vote is Bad for our Land, Farms & Rural Communities
Our Board Chair, Mark Schulz, is the Associate Director of Land Stewardship Project, one of TakeAction Minnesota’s organizational members. This blog is being reposted from their own blog, and can
Chris Conry, Power, Responsibility, and Voter Restriction
Our economy gets shaped by the rules we make. We decide who’s in and who’s out: who gets to participate and who doesn’t. The rules we make for voting define
Liz Xiong, Voter Restriction? Let Me Count The Ways
Hmong leaders of our Justice for Veterans campaign know the extreme and painful impacts of being excluded from American society. We value inclusion and dignity for all people and believe
Justin Terrell, Defeating Voter Restriction & Closing the Racial Jobs Gap
Minnesota is home to over 1 million citizens with criminal backgrounds. Many of them are low level offenders and a disproportionate rate of the incarcerated are people of color. When
Elizabeth Lienesch, Why Defeating the Voter Restriction Amendment Matters to the Health of Minnesota
TakeAction Minnesota’s health care team doesn’t just work on health care. This fall, the team is also working hard to defeat the Voter Restriction Amendment, an Amendment that would take
Elizabeth Lienesch, More Benefits From the ACA Rolling In
Nearly 1 million MN women guaranteed access to preventive health services at no cost. Thanks again Obamacare! The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has delivered yet another huge benefit this month!
Chris Conry, Leaving Behind the Aristocracy
America’s founders disagreed about many things, but were united by one desire: they wished to leave behind the aristocratic form of government they’d experienced as a colony of Great Britain.