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TTT1844 Nov 5 Mid Term Elections

Is this really the most important election in our lifetime? That, of course, depends on how long you have been alive. It is certainly one of the most important elections in recent history because of the divisive demagoguery of the President of the United States and the social divisions his presidency both encourages and reflects. In this election-eve special, TruthToTell takes a step back to look at some of the underlying dynamics that have led up to this point as well as the record- breaking increase in voter participation that is one response. Joining host Tom O’Connell are political science professors Matt Filner of Metropolitan State University and Fred Slocum of Minnesota State University Mankato and Nick Harper, civic engagement director of the Minnesota League of Women Voters.
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TTT1710 March 03 What Difference Can a City Make

In cities across the country, citizens are rallying against policies supported by Republicans who represent rural and exurban districts. It is “blue” against “red” on issues ranging from immigration to wage policy, transit to social spending. What are the opportunities — and limits — of progressive action at the local level?
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With the elections only a week away, Minneapolis voters will choose the candidates they wish to represent them on the Minneapolis school board. Last week, at-large candidate Don Samuels and education policy fellow Michael Diedrich joined TruthtoTell to discuss promising approaches to creating schools that work for all our kids.  This week, join co-hosts Siobhan[...] Read More »
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  It’s week one of KFAI’s Fall Pledge Drive! Call in on Monday morning to pledge your support at 612-341-9030 or donate now online. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With all the media attention the upcoming, highly-contested Minneapolis Mayoral Race is getting, isn’t it about time we all ask ourselves, how important is the mayoral office in implementing change? TTT’s[...] Read More »
Who are the key people, or institutions that are making things happen in Minnesota’s biggest city? More importantly, we’ll discuss with our panelists and audience members ‘Who should run Minneapolis?’ We’ll consider what all of our roles are as citizen, voters, tax-payers, parents, students, and the like. How do we make Minneapolis a city that[...] Read More »
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