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Joanne Boyer is founder and editor of Wisdom Voices Press and www.WisdomVoices.com. Her first book is "Wisdom of Progressive Voices." Joanne has worked in professional communications for more than 30 years. Her career includes being the first woman sports writer for several daily newspapers in the 1970s. Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, she resides in Minneapolis with her husband, also an author.

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The lie of voter fraud is now on billboards, From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Will Minnesota Be Next To Succumb To The Lie Of Voter Fraud Minnesota now faces a constitutional amendment with voter photo ID because the Land of 10,000 Lakes has a Democratic governor who would has and would veto such a law. The unending lie of voter fraud continues in another format.
Wendell Potter: So much more than a retired insurance executive, From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, July 3, 2012
After The Ruling: Continuing To Speak Truth To Power The Supreme Court has ruled, but the for-profit health care industry continues to apply its "deadly spin" as to how people will benefit from this first step in putting people instead of profits first in health care.
Single Payer Remains The Best Answer, From ImagesAttr
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, June 22, 2012
Food For Thought As We Await The Supreme Court Ruling Will single payer -- the people's choice -- ever become a reality? As we await the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Health Care Act, a few insights from Wendell Potter on the work ahead.
Health Care for All Minnesota, From ImagesAttr
(7 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Single Payer: Moving Forward In The States Single payer remains the only common sense solution to our health care crisis -- no matter what the Supreme Court rules on the Affordable Care Act. The states continue to move forward. Vermont was first. Will Minnesota be next?
David Swanson, From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, June 7, 2012
Helping To Soothe Your Post-Wisconsin Hangover David Swanson minces no words -- activism is a daily struggle, not marked by one election cycle. However, he cautions that we are in uncharted waters with this newest form of legalized campaign bribery.
Friday night in Madison, From ImagesAttr
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, June 4, 2012
Wisconsin's Final Recall Hours: From Jackson Browne to Get Out And Vote Tuesday will hopefully bring an end to Scott Walker and his Wisconsin-tradition busting. It won't be easy. Those who grab power through lies and deceit never go quietly into the night. Can the people take back democracy or are we headed toward oligarchy?
Wisconsin voters celebrated in January 2012, From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, May 20, 2012
How Will Wisconsin's Marathon Race End? Keep those positive vibes to the universe going. Wisconsin voters can turn the tide. Are you ready to celebrate or head for your hidey hole?
Planet Earth, From ImagesAttr
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, April 20, 2012
Earth Day 2012: A Message From The Cosmos An important reminder on Earth Day, or any day -- that we are all connected to all other living things.
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold DVD, From ImagesAttr
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, April 12, 2012
'A Community To Which We Belong' The Aldo Leopold Foundation introduces an American conservation icon to a 21st century audience.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, April 5, 2012
'We're beginning to awake from our (environmental) slumber' The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, which offers free legal advice to communities, is working to move us away from a corporate created system of environmental protection toward one that is ecosystem centered.
Protecting Our Environment Remains A Focus For Many, From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, April 2, 2012
We Once Gathered 20 Million Strong To Care For The Planet April provides the chance to look back to when we placed environmental issues at the top of our list and support those who continue that work today.
Individual Mandates?  People want a public option, From ImagesAttr
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, March 26, 2012
Go Ahead Supreme Court, Make Your Ruling Whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides on the individual mandate and health exchanges, citizens are ready, willing and able to change our broken health care system into something that is "people centric."
Voter Photo ID laws threaten our democracy, From ImagesAttr
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, March 14, 2012
"The real impetus of voter ID laws is partisan" Voter photo ID laws laws are part of comprehensive campaign to deny the vote to millions for partisan gain -- essentially sacrificing the health of our democracy to win elections. So says Judith Browne Dianis, co-director of The Advancement Project. Learn how you can fight back.
Wisconsinites returned to the streets last weekend., From ImagesAttr
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, March 12, 2012
They're Back: Those Wonderful Wisconsinites Won't Give Up Those incredible people in Wisconsin continue to inspire us and show us what democracy looks like. They remembered last weekend by marking the one year anniversary of Gov. Scott Walker's union-stripping legislation. They also looked forward to his recall.
Eugene V. Debs ran for president while in federal prison., From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Remembering The Grandfather Of The Occupy Movement As we await a spring revival of the Occupy Movement, a look back at the life and times of Eugene V. Debs reminds us that the fight for the 99 percent has long been waged.
Voter ID disenfranchises eligible voters, From ImagesAttr
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Fraud of 'Voter Fraud' Elections cannot be free and fair unless they are open to every eligible voter. Photo ID requirements erode the integrity of elections. Just why are all these photo ID laws being passed in Republican-controlled legislatures across the country?
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SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, February 7, 2012
John Dear: One Man's Journey To Create A Nonviolent World The road has not been easy for this Nobel Peace Prize-nominated activist. Yet, his commitment to nonviolence and peace is never-ending.
Are we teaching our students to think?, From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, January 30, 2012
Are We Teaching Our Kids to Earn -- Or How to Think? What does it mean to be educated? It is as important to prepare the next generation for well-lived lives as well as jobs. Here's a toast to the importance of a Liberal Arts education.
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, January 23, 2012
We're All In This Together: On the Commons Reinforces the 99 Percent Movement Last week's Internet privacy/access battle was just another example of 'the commons.' On the Commons is an organization dedicated to educating and promoting all that we share.
One of many recall Walker supporters in Madison Tuesday night, From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 19, 2012
The Walker Recall: A Victory For Democracy and Fighting Bob LaFollette A resurrection of the progressive movement occurred in Wisconsin. Can the rest of the nation follow suit in order to save our democracy?

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