When you think about it, it’s true, people often do think of the economy a bit like the weather as if it’s something we have no control over. “But it’s
organizing a new economy
Demonstrators Want To End Bush Tax Cuts For Richest 2%, To Protect Working Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: GretaBergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org DEMONSTRATORS WANT TO END BUSH TAX CUTS FOR RICHEST 2%, TO PROTECT WORKING FAMILIES Event Coincides with Beginning of Lame-Duck Congressional Session Launching “Who
Chris Conry, Saying yes to a fair tax system and a popular economy
Last Tuesday our political system moved one step closer to representing America’s emerging majority. Our political system improves when our electorate more closely matches our population. In other words, when
Demonstrators want to end Bush tax cuts for richest 2%, to protect working families
A group of over forty Minnesotans representing the Americans for Tax Fairness coalition, and including representatives of SEIU, TakeAction Minnesota, Minnesotans for a Fair Economy, ISAIAH and CTUL, demonstrated in
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
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
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,
Jess Alexander, If You Aren’t Angry, You Aren’t Making History
After a powerful week of direct actions, Friday, October 14th was the big march. Those of us working to pull it off were very excited as we prepared to go
Jess Alexander, There is Something Big Happening Out There
Thursday, October 13th, our actions against the big banks got personal. On Wednesday, while calling people for the big march at the end of the week, we talked to one
Jess Alexander, We Change Ourselves As We Change the World
We are at our best when we come together to take action as a strong community. By Wednesday of this week, Minnesotans for a Fair Economy (MFE), TakeAction Minnesota, and
