Holding Hands

Politics is the art of the possible

December 5, 2012

Easily, one of the most contentious and public pieces of legislation in the 2013 session of the Minnesota legislature will be a proposal to repeal a portion of Minn. Stat. sec. 517.03 – specifically, the language that precludes marriage recognition from same-sex couples. Complicating matters is the odious Defense of Marriage Act, and its current […]

rich neumeister

How to become a citizen lobbyist

December 3, 2012

Advice from people who do this important work

Tony Sutton: the gift that keeps on giving, part deux

November 28, 2012

Conservatives ought to be thankful for Common Cause Minnesota

EQB participants

Citizen environmental forum provides a ray of hope

November 28, 2012

For a couple of hours on a Tuesday night in Bloomington sanity reigned. People talked thoughtfully and openly about their desire for a green, sustainable economy. Citizens spoke to other citizens with words both sophisticated and simple. It was the way democracy should be: bottom-up, future-oriented, long-term, civil, and passionate. This citizen forum organized by […]

Twisting arms at the piece rate of $19/hour

November 26, 2012

You can’t get your lawn mowed for that

Pine Lake

Dayton administration seeks public input on environment

November 26, 2012

Give it to them, or anti-environment lobbyists will do it for you

All are punished

November 25, 2012

Shoot First in action

Tony Sutton: the gift that keeps on giving

November 23, 2012

A situation ripe for corruption and graft

Back on the shelves just in time for the holidays!

November 23, 2012

The Junkyard Prophet’s Christmas Album

For all the sad words of tongue or pen,

November 20, 2012

The saddest are these, “It might have been.”

We have them right where we want them!

November 18, 2012

Now, says Katherine Kersten, the Republicans must press their advantage

Bradlee’s Littlest Army

November 17, 2012

Turning children into spambots for Jesus