My earliest memories are about keeping quiet. I remember coming home from grandma’s house to have my mouth washed out with Lava soap; my mom’s threatening steely eyed death stare
Over 200 Call on Target Corp. to Change Hiring Practices, Help Close MN’s Worst-in-the-Nation Jobs Gap
For Immediate Release – May 9, 2012Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org OVER 200 CALL ON TARGET CORP. TO CHANGE HIRING PRACTICES,HELP CLOSE MN’S WORST-IN-THE-NATION RACIAL JOBS GAPTakeAction Minnesota Asks Target
Liz Doyle, Fighting a Bad Exchange
The conversation about the development of a Minnesota Health Benefits Exchange is moving quickly at the State Capitol. Beginning in 2014, over 1 million Minnesotans are expected to use the
Abby Schanfield, A Morning With Sec. Sebelius
On Friday March 23, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, visited Minnesota to celebrate the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The Secretary is visiting various
Paul Sobocinski, Minnesotans Need a Voice in Health Exchange
While big-money insurance corporations amass premiums and fees to add to their already excessive “reserves” and administrative costs, the lack of access to affordable health care is a serious problem
Rebecca Terk, People Power V. Corporate Power
Keep The Teeth in Minnesota’s Interim Ordinance In Big Stone County, where I live, a proposed aggregate quarry by a North Dakota-based corporation has united local residents around protecting the
James Cannon, Hypersensitive? Hardly
Hypersensitive? Not in the slightest. Poll tax, reading tax, Voter ID bill. The Voter ID bill is Obama backlash, plain and simple. More first time voters went to the polls
Gene Nichols, I Oppose the Photo ID Amendment
This morning I stood at the Capitol with TakeAction Minnesota Executive Director Dan McGrath to draw the line between the 1% and conservative-introduced amendments that would make a photo ID
Jess Alexander, What We Wouldn’t Trade California For
I am organizing a new economy for a long list of reasons. In our current economy, thousands of motivated, hard-working people can’t find jobs. Other are chained to their jobs,
Sarah Greenfield, Exchange Governance Recommendations: A Mixed Bag for Minnesotans
The Affordable Care Act will expand health care to 300,000 Minnesotans – most of whom will find coverage through the state’s new “Health Benefits Exchange.” Yesterday, the state’s “Exchange Task
