Archive for February 2012
Run Across Palestine Ends, But Olive Farmers’ Struggle Continues
When the Run Across Palestine arrived in Jenin, the runners were greeted by Palestinians who want the world to know that the olive tree is a symbol of their resistance…
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“Ideas Of Grandeur” Fuel Student Debt Says Rep. Buesgens
The reason college students are deeply in debt and graduate without a job is because some of them shouldn't be in college says Representative Mark Buesgens (R-Savage).
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“3, 2, 1, to Jenin (Palestine) Yalla Run!”
The physical struggles during the Run Across Palestine paled in comparison to the daily hardships endured by Palestinian olive farmers, whose land and right to plant olive trees and build…
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MN “Concentration Camp” Survivors’ Relatives Remember 150 Years Later
150 years after the Dakota War, the war remains a wound that has yet to heal. We watch a special ceremony remembering the many Dakota women and children who did…
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MN Governor Vetoes ALEC Template Bills
Governor Dayton said the the bills he vetoed were "just another ploy by the Republican majorities as they provide their special interest friends, the rich and the powerful, with more…
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No To Voter ID With Silence and Cheers
More than 300 Minnesotans gathered at the State Capitol and at Wells Fargo Place in downtown Saint Paul to raise their voices in opposition to the proposed photo ID amendment.
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Northside Economic Opportunity Network Boosts Business in North Minneapolis
By: Allison Herrera, UpTake Reporter “What people have historically done in our community is create their own opportunities. That’s who we are, that’s what we do,” said Kenya McKnight, a…
read moreReligious Leaders Jam Senator’s Office On MN Voter Photo ID
It's not often that a half dozen religious leaders come calling with a cadre of television cameras in tow to Senate Majority Leader David Senjem's office.
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Occupy MN Targets ALEC & Corporate Influence In Government
Occupy organizers say corporate money has too big of an influence on Minnesota's government and there needs to be reforms.
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Ready, set … Run Across Palestine
The Run Across Palestine — a project of Michigan-based On the Ground and the Palestine Fair Trade Association — began this weekend.
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