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Washington educators start recruiting school board candidates
Wanted: school board members who understand what it means to work in a school, or who will at least listen to those who do. With that ideal candidate in mind, educators and union leaders in Washington...
View ArticleGovernor Scott Walker--A shining example of how NOT to lead
The assault on working people by the Wisconsin Governor and his allies reminds us that our movement must stand for the development of leaders who have both the right values and the skills to lead--to...
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Budgets are moral documents-progressives must frame the moral choices
We hear the same story repeated across the country. The mythic couple sitting around their kitchen table - not able to pay their bills - making the tough choices about what to cut. ‘Government needs to...
View ArticleHow Minnesotans Can Get Government Working Again
July 2011. The state is in shutdown mode. Some people miss meals, some people miss camping, some people miss getting their first Minnesota driver's license. No one is better off, though some of us are...
View ArticleImmigrant community gets 'ready to lead'
Thirty-five Latino, Polish, Arab, African and Asian immigrants and children of immigrants were selected to participate in a statewide non-partisan immigrant candidate training program Saturday, July...
View ArticleWe Stand with Wisconsin!
We'll be watching this fight along with all of you. Friend us on facebook and follow us on twitter for the latest on the progressive movement (in Wisconsin and elsewhere!).
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How Good Storytelling Can Save the Left
This is cross-posted from Dissent Magazine's Symposium: Organizing and Therapeutic Politics ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have asked a...
View ArticleTuesday's Triumphs and a Halloween Tale
A week or so ago – Halloween weekend, actually – The New York Times stepped up its holiday spirit with a very scary story. The kind you tell while aiming a flashlight at your face. It gave...
View ArticleHopeful candidates run for office in honor of Senator Paul Wellstone
(WDAY TV) -- People interested in politics are learning how to run for office, in honor of Senator Paul Wellstone who died in a plane crash in 2002. Josh Boschee is planning to run for the North...
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