MN DFL Education Foundation

Voter ID

February 11 , 2012

Carol Johnson, board member of Citizens for Election Integrity, MN., and Jennifer Jewell Thomas, coordinator of the Voting Rights Group, MN Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance, co-authors of Facts About Ineligible Voting and Voter Fraud in MN lead a discussion opposing voter photo id. Video: Democracy for All?

Stone Arch
Discussion Group

A podcast series is a project of the DFL Education Foundation. Recorded at Gardens of Salonica in NE Minneapolis. Production services provided by Minneapolis-based multimedia company iDream.tv/ LOCATION IMAGES.

Vance Opperman

January 14 , 2012

Businessman and long-time DFLer Vance Opperman, shares his perspective on politics and government.

Future of the Minnesota Legislature

December 10 , 2011

Representative Paul Thissen (DFL-63A) talks about the future of the Minnesota legislature.

Building the Progressive Base

November 12 , 2011

Tom Vellenga is president of Heartland Democracy, a new group using direct public engagement strategies to win over Midwestern hearts and minds to progressive goals. In all of its work, Heartland integrates progressive values and thinking across subjects to build a coherent approach.

Jill Davis & Jenny Arneson, Minneapolis Public Schools

October 08 , 2011

Minneapolis School Board Directors Jill Davis & Jenny Arneson talk about challenges and strengths of the Minneapolis Public Schools and respond to questions from an interested audience.

Rep. Phyllis Kahn and Sen. Larry Pogemiller

September 10 , 2011

Can the legislature ever raise taxes? Will next year’s budget require another one-time fix? Where are the jobs? House and Senate representatives answer these questions and more on this Stone Arch discussion podcast.

Steve Fletcher from MN Organizing for Change

August 13�, 2011

MN Neighborhoods Organizing for Change brings grassroots organizing to issues like great public schools and supporting low-income families damaged by the mortgage crisis.  Steve Fletcher, the executive director, shares the mission and work of this new organization.

Minneapolis Parks: Vision for the Riverfront

June 11, 2011

Minneapolis Park Board Commissioner Liz Wielinski, and Mary Delaittre from Groundwork, talk about proposals for the Upper Mississippi River development plan.

Download: Upper River Development Map 

Smart Investments in Transportation

May 14, 2011

Matt Kane is a policy and research analyst with Growth and Justice. This podcast is a discussion of traffic congestion, freight, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and better connecting low-income Minnesotans to jobs.

Getting There Faster

April 09, 2011

Peter Wagenius, Policy Director for City of Minneapolis, specializing in transportation discusses transit innovations, including streetcars on Central Avenue.

Download: Powerpoint | Start Tribune Article 

Considering the Minnesota Legislature

March 12, 2011

Minnesota Representative Erin Murphy discusses current topics from legislative session, including healthcare reform.

Current Political Climate

February 12, 2011

Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin updates us on Hennepin County’s current political climate, future of health care, transit and metro governance.

Corporate Money in Politics

January 8, 2011

Political commentator and professor in the graduate school of management at Hamline University, David Schultz spoke on corporate money in politics and the current scene. He writes articles on topics ranging from civil service, campaign reform, and the media and politics (see his blog  Schultz’s Take).

MN DFL Education Foundation Podcast Archive