Racial & Social Injustice

Catholic Church Is Biggest Funder Of MN Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment

The Catholic Archdiocese of Minneapolis & St. Paul and the Catholic Dioceses of New Ulm contributed $700,000 last year to support an anti-gay Minnesota constitutional amendment.
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“Martin Luther King Would Have Occupied Wall Street”

Dr. Martin Luther King would have embraced the Occupy Wall Street movement and spoken out against the current exploitative economic system, said Occupy the Hood.
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Banks Block Somali Financial Lifeline, Minnesotans Protest

Minnesota Somalis are now fighting banks who are refusing to allow them to wire the money home because the banks fear the U.S. government would label the banks as supporting…
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Franken Calls Net Neutrality Action “Inadequate”

By: Michael McIntee One of the Senate’s chief supporters of net neutrality, Senator Al Franken, finds fault with the new FCC Internet regulations. Franken issued a statement after today’s FCC…

Minneapolis Jimmy John’s In Crosshairs Of AZ Boycott

Story by Bill Sorem A group of energetic young activists formed up in front of Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shop at 600 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Monday afternoon, June 14. Jimmy John’s…