Hans Howe

“Day by day the money-masters of America become more aware of their danger, they draw together, they grow more class-conscious, more aggressive. The [first world] war has taught them the possibilities of propaganda ; it has accustomed them to the idea of enormous campaigns which sway the minds of millions and make them pliable to any purpose.

“American political corruption was the buying up of legislatures and assemblies to keep them from doing the people’s will and protecting the people’s interests; it was the exploiter entrenching himself in power, it was financial autocracy undermining and destroying political democracy. By the blindness and greed of ruling classes the people have been plunged into infinite misery.”

Upton Sinclair, The Brass Check

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“The Republican party is a pack of loons in a suicide vest who forgot why they put the damn thing on in the first place and now they’re just fascinated with the red button*.

“Even your average elected Republican thinks Ted Cruz, aka the GOP’s more sensible candidate, is nothing but a serial arsonist running for national building inspector. I sincerely think all the lessons Barack Obama learned at great time and expense will be
essential for surviving the GOP’s fevered delirium. It might break some day, or the party could fragment into a bunch of hapless third parties. But we’re not there yet. Until that day I want someone who viscerally understands these psychos, starting with her first day in office.”

“(*) You think I’m kidding? It took three or four government shutdowns and a couple of debt limit threats before a growing fraction of the GOP started calling for Mitch McConnell to shoot the hostages because fuck you and what’s this gun for anyway. At this point the official position of the House Freedom Caucus is to default on the debt just for the hell of it. And Cruz calls them weak.” Tim F at Balloon Juice

Open thread, and where I’m leaning when the primary gets to PA

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Poets Kathleen Jesme, John Minczeski, and Emily Carter
at Mildred Pierce Cafe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DOqKN3EZdY&feature=youtu.be

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXgHh4PDqKE&feature=youtu.be

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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

28097 Goodview Dr. Lanesboro, MN

Dinner on the Bluff

Sustainability and Food Systems with Douglas Gayeton

Saturday, April 30, 2016 5:00pm

$25 per person early bird/ $30 per person week of event (a)

*Buy the Series* for $100 per person/ $180 per pair

(tickets for all five dinner at a discounted price)

Douglas Gayeton, the CEO of the Lexicon of Sustainability and author of “Local: The New Face of Food and Farming in America”, joins us from California to discuss Sustainability and Food Systems. In addition to the presentation Douglas will be offering a 90-minute, small group workshop earlier in the day. Douglas and his wife Laura founded the Lexicon in 2009 and continue to guide the project from their goat farm near Petaluma, California. The Lexicon of Sustainability helps people understand the most basic terms and principles that define sustainability. This way people can start living more sustainable lives by exploring and learning the lexicon that was developed by the contributions of nearly two hundred leaders in food and farming from across the country. Their insights serve as the centerpiece for a series of short films which educate, engage and activate people to pay closer attention to how they eat, what they buy, and where their responsibility begins for creating a healthier, safer food system in America.

Meal: Locally raised Chicken

Dessert: Chocolate (need I say more?!)

Register online at eagle-bluff.org on our events page or call 507-467-2437

Contact: Stephanie Davidson, Public Programs Coordinator

E-mail: events

Phone: 507-467-2437

Registration Link:

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/dinner-on-the-bluff-series-2016-tickets-18612459367?ref=ebtnebtckt

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