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Jess Alexander, Making Big Banks Listen
October 11, 2011
Everyone is worried about the economy. There are not enough jobs, people are broke, and corporations are holding onto to much wealth for things to improve. We’re mad about it.
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Sarah Greenfield, Super Heroes, Super Villains, Super Congress
What do super-heroes, super-villains, and the Super Committee have in common? Complicated origin stories, huge ambitions, and the future in their hands. Oh – and a good bit of secrecy.
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Elizabeth Lienesch, Tax Wall Street
Leaders and staff from TakeAction were proud to join members of the Minnesota Nurses Association at the fair yesterday evening to tell Minnesota’s Congressional Delegation to “Tax Wall Street to
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Frank Brown, Why do we need fair hiring?
What happens when people come out of prison after serving their sentence? Are they truly done serving their sentence? These days, with most employers refusing to consider those with a
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The Fight For Our State Has Just Begun
Late last week, Governor Dayton and Republican legislative leaders struck a “framework” budget deal that would close a $1.4 billion budget gap and end the longest government shutdown in state
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Anna Cioffi, LSP Takes the Beginning Farmer Message to D.C.
As you read this, central Minnesota farmer and LSP member Nolan Lenzen is in Washington, D.C., carrying a simple, but critical, message: agriculture is a growing and vibrant sector of
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Terry VanDerPol, Minnesota Needs A Fair Economy Where The Richest Pay Their Fair Share!
My name is Terry VanDerPol. I farm in the western part of the state in the Minnesota River Valley outside of Granite Falls. I raise cattle and I’m a member
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Dan McGrath, HMO Reserves are an Important Part of State Revenue Solution
Since January, state policy makers have looked under every sofa cushion and in every old pickle jar for spare change to solve Minnesota’s revenue crisis. With a gaping $5 billion
