TruthToTell: WIDENING ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: An Old Story Lives in New Numbers

Tags: 99%, Andy Driscoll, Briana Halverson, Business, CivicMedia-Minnesota, Community Media, Community Radio, Growth and Justice, income, Income Disparity, Income Inquality, KFAI Radio, Michelle Alimoradi, Minneapolis, Minnesota, public affairs, Thomas Legg, tom o'connell, TruthToTell, union jobs, Working America

New studies warn us about the pending disasters that could well occur if continued economic inequality sticks with us and we don’t get our heads out of the sand about where each of us in middle-class circumstances actually sits along the income and to see the real harm increasing poverty is doing to disrupt society[...] Read More »

TruthToTell 9-23-13 Excerpt: Thomas Legg Explains Recent Growth & Justice Report Findings

Thomas Legg explains the findings in a recent report from Growth and Justice on income inequality in Minnesota.

Minneapolis Mayor’s Race- Can Rank Choice Voting Meet the Test?

Tags: Sept 9: Minneapolis Mayor’s Race- Can Rank Choice Voting Meet the Test?, TruthToTell

In 2009 Minneapolis became one of the nation’s largest cities to implement Ranked Choice Voting. Led by the citizen’s organization, Fair Vote Minnesota, proponents argued that RCV offered voters greater choice. Just four years later, Minneapolis voters do indeed have greater choice—in fact thirty five candidates for mayor as well as a variety of highly[...] Read More »

VIKINGS STADIUM: Skirting the Voters Legal?

Tags: American Football (Sport), Andy Driscoll, ballot initiative, City Charter, David Tilsen, Doug Mann, Farmer-Labor Association, football, Hennepin County District Court, home rule, legislature, Mayoral Candidate, Minneapolis, referendum, stadium, Stadium Implementation Committee, TruthToTell, UNITE HERE Local 17, Vikings, Vikings Stadium (Sports Facility), voter disenfranchisement, Wade Luneburg

While the state and Stadium Authority wrangle with the Wilf family over the latter’s personal and business financials before it approves a new Viking Stadium, a Hennepin County District Court case is asking a judge to order enforcement of a City Charter provision for a public vote on any city expenditure of $10 million or[...] Read More »

Encore – TruthToTell: Community Connections- Insert Your Ideas Here- The Twin Cities Youth Empowerment Forum

Air date: Jul 15, 2013 @ 12:00am

Tags: at-risk youth, Avalon School, Avenues for Youth, charter school, Community Activism, community connections, community forum, community meeting, education, free forum, kfai, Michelle Alimoradi, Public Meeting, RayLynn Prokasky, spnn, TruthToTell

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TTT1328-JUL 15- ENCORE-Youth Empowerment

TruthToTell, Monday July 15, Encore – TruthToTell: Community Connections- Insert Your Ideas Here- The Twin Cities Youth Empowerment Forum HELP US BRING YOU THESE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST – PLEASE DONATE HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIDEO: YouTube or TTT VIDEO ARCHIVE AND NOW: The KFAI Community Radio App is now up and running!! That means you can now hear TruthToTell –[...] Read More »

TruthToTell, July 1: MINNESOTA MARIJUANA: Medical and Moral Dilemma – VIDEO & AUDIO PODCAST Links HERE

Tags: Andy Driscoll, Cannabis, decriminalization, Katie Rucke, Kurtis Hanna, Marijuana, marijuana laws, Michelle Alimoradi, Mint Press News, MN NORML, Patrick McClellan, Scott Dibble, Senate File 1641, TruthToTell

HELP US INFORM YOU – DONATE HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AND NOW: The KFAI Community Radio App is now up and running!!That means you can now hear TruthToTell – live – on your mobile – currently available for Android (http://bit.ly/KFAIonAndroid), iPhone (http://bit.ly/TTTon_iPhone), and iPad (http://bit.ly/TTT-on-iPad) mobile devices. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some questions begging for your comments. Listen to or Wwatch our show[...] Read More »

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