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Enough of the individualistic rhetoric; the real causes of worker poverty are systemic
July 28, 2015
One of the defining features of American political culture is our commitment to individualism. We are individualists in at least two senses of the word. First, we support the rights
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Low-income families face health price hikes because of MinnesotaCare cuts
Health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for thousands of people on low-incomes will increase because of cuts to MinnesotaCare that were approved this week. Although a GOP-led attempt to repeal MinnesotaCare didn’t make
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Big premium increase requests show volatility in health care market
Hike requests come after insurers lost $300M on policies for individuals. Big premium increases that Minnesota insurers proposed last week reflect losses they’ve been taking in a part of the
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The Politics of Offense and Defense
Until very recently, the political cultures of Minnesota and Wisconsin seemed pretty much in step. In the 1930s, both Minnesota’s Farmer-Labor Party and the Progressive Party of Wisconsin anticipated the
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MinnesotaCare’s Future At Stake In House GOP Budget
House Republicans put a health care program for tens of thousands of low-income Minnesotans on the chopping block Tuesday as the centerpiece of a budget bill that aims to put
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TakeAction responds to proposal to cut MinnesotaCare
A Republican proposal to eliminate MinnesotaCare would save about $563 million over two years by getting rid of the program, which provides health insurance for people who make too much
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Ellison, Pocan lead call for Constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to vote
With the right to vote being questioned in states throughout the nation, representatives from neighboring states are calling on Congress to amend the Constitution to ensure citizens’ rights to vote.
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Living wages should start with employers, not taxpayers
On a beautiful spring morning, Ricardo Chavez spent a little of his free time to speak out for some fellow janitors that he has never met. “We have a union,”
