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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:32
Caption: Authorizing for the alignment took a year. Now he'd like to get the car's oil changed., Credit: Susan Cook
The last we checked on managed car , a disappointed car owner was unable to receive prior authorization from his Automobile Behavioral Health cus...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:38
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Commentary: More than 850,000 minimum wage workers in 10 states will be getting raises in the new year.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2012
  • Length: 04:03
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
In this season of gratitude, speak. Uphold civil liberties, the human rights that we have, that others will travel thousands of miles for, and when...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2012
  • Length: 03:28
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Commentary: It's time to enact a proposed law that would give workers the absolute right to unionization.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2012
  • Length: 04:13
Caption: What happens after a fish is caught teaches that fish are not so stalwart after all., Credit: Susan Cook
When people say things like the quote published in the newspaper the other day, they don't seem to realize what's at stake. So, this Citizen's Guid...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:12
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(Short commentary under 2 minutes) When the votes are counted, the election night parties are over and the mud-slinging stops, voters (according to...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:59
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Labor was a big election winner.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 02:45
Caption: In the age of instant messages, how do we keep our vote choice our own?, Credit: Susan Cook
Party structure has always provided the legs for a candidate to stand on- supporting and staying in touch with a candidate's focus: the voters. ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:34
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Raising the minimum wage should be a key post-election priority.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
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Commentary: Labor faces its greatest election challenge in California.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 02:41
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Commentary: John Steinbeck was a great champion of farm labor.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:56
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Commentary: Although we're recovering from the Great Recession, most of the new jobs are low-paying, non-union jobs.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 03:01
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The Constitution does not say "We, the Brand Consumer". It says "We, the... thinking , questioning, remembering, mind-changing, advocating and yes...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:55
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We owe much to organized labor.

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 06:10
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Urgently needed "green retrofitting" of the nation's infrastructure can benefit everyone

  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:18
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Anti-labor forces have launched a major drive to stifle the political voice of workers and unions.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:51
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Labor is planning an extensive campaign for President Obama's re-election.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 03:23
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It's way past time to raise the minimum wage.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:07
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Although unemployment in the private sector is declining, it's growing in the public sector.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2012
  • Length: 03:50
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Labor showed important political strength in its failed bid to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2012
  • Length: 03:04
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Organized labor is facing major election challenges this month in Wisconsin and Arizona.

  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 04:49
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The right to unionization, a basic civil right, is under serious attack.

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:04
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Deception is something we need to claim as what we do not like in politics and political life. This is not claiming the moral high ground. This ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:30
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It's up to us to curtail the widespread use of child labor.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:49