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Democracy Works, But Only If You Do
I printed out flyers and business cards last week and went up and down the street, knocking on doors. The flyers tell people on my street, in my precinct, when and how and where they can vote. The business cards introduce me: Hi, Neighbor! I am Mary Turck. If you want to talk about voting […]
Vote!
Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers cofounder: “Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.” When I was ten years old, I wanted to go door-knocking for JFK. My parents vetoed the idea. When I was a few years older, I was allowed to go […]
Defending Elections Against Right-Wing Attacks
Will your vote still count in 2026 or in 2028? Trump’s attacks on elections go beyond anything that has been attempted in the United States. He even told Reuters news service in an interview: “When you think of it, we shouldn’t even have an election.” This post has: a list of some of the attacks on voting and […]
Did You Hear the One About …
This week’s firehose of news threatens to drown us all. I feel like I’m treading water, but even so, a few of the week’s stories stand out: more revelations of massive corruption in the Trump administration, dangerous escalations of electronic surveillance of all of us, a particularly nasty swatting attack on Pete Buttigieg’s family and […]
Big Brother IS Watching You
Seems like every week brings more news of government surveillance. You’d think the right wing would be up in arms about this government overreach and invasion of privacy—but it’s their folks who are taking the photos and setting up the databases of protesters and immigrants and anyone else who happens to get captured on some […]
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- Mary Turck is a writer, editor, and blogger. She is also the former editor of theTC Daily Planet and of the award-winning Connection to the Americas and AMERICAS.ORG and a recovering attorney.
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St. Paul school board turns off television coverage of public comments
Parent speaking during public comment time at August 18 board meeting.
The St. Paul school board voted Tuesday to shut off television coverage of public comment, ending a decades-long tradition. Until now, the St. Paul school board televised its meetings, including the public comment time when regular people get to say what they think about the schools. The public comment time was part of the board’s regular agenda. No more — now public comments will no longer be televised and the comment section will come before the meeting, rather than as a part of the agenda. Continue reading →
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