By: Amity Foster When I was 22 years old, I was diagnosed with leukemia. I was fresh out of college. I did not have a job. I did not have
Two Loose Screws: Anne’s Story
By: Anne Tews In 2010, I lost my job and got health care coverage through Thrivent. It cost an arm and a leg, and if I were to use it
People’s House Series: Protect Health Care & The Provider Tax
There are deep, underlying questions we should be asking our elected leaders and each other. What kind of world do we want to live in? What does it mean to care for each other? What would it mean if we had health care that included everyone in Minnesota and left no one to fend for themselves? No one should have to crowdfund to get the care they need.
NEWS STATEMENT: TakeAction Minnesota Statement on DFL House Minnesota Values Agenda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2019 Contact: Kenza Hadj-Moussa, 612-386-9556 NEWS STATEMENT TakeAction Minnesota Statement on DFL House Minnesota Values Agenda St. Paul—Today, the Minnesota House DFL released their Minnesota Values Agenda, unveiling their top ten
Claiming Our Vision on Health Care—One Story at a Time
“I am a self-employed horse trainer and I moved back to Minnesota to start my business, in part specifically because of MinnesotaCare. It has provided fabulous coverage for me, and I could
People’s House Series: First week of the legislative session
Dear Friends, Each week, the People’s House Series will share our progressive take on what’s happening at the people’s house (aka the Capitol). My name is Kenza Hadj-Moussa. I’m the
NEWS STATEMENT: TakeAction Minnesota Statement on SOS Steve Simon’s Investing in Democracy Agenda
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Our Year in Sound: 2018
This is my last week at TakeAction Minnesota. I have loved writing to you. About our state. For TakeAction Minnesota. Working with Kenza and Elianne and the whole team here
The FIRST STEP Act is a small step toward criminal justice reform, though concerns loom
Contact: Kenza Hadj-Moussa, 612-386-9556 NEWS STATEMENT The FIRST STEP Act is a small step toward criminal justice reform, though concerns loom St. Paul, MN —Last night, the U.S. Senate passed
Growing Our Movements: Reflections from “Our Future is Joyful”
A fractal is a never-ending pattern—a complex structure that repeats and where each individual part is a replicate of the entire structure itself. Fractals exist in mathematics and in nature,