Politics

KFAI will air a special two-hour edition of Democracy Now on Wednesday, September 4th from 11am to 1pm. Tune in as Amy Goodman reports the from behind the scenes at the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul.

KFAI’s Benno Groeneveld will be covering next week’s Republican convention from a GLBT perspective. He recently spoke with two groups about their plans for the RNC: Outfront Minnesota and the Log Cabin Republicans. The latter group is the name for a group of gay and lesbian activists within the Grand Old Party. Here’s Benno Groeneveld.

That’s KFAI Benno Groeneveld.

Tonight, Barack Obama formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president. As the first African-American to head a major party ticket, many black and white Americans are celebrating this moment. Some commentators are even suggesting that Obama’s candidacy means we are entering a post racial period, meaning that in the future, race won’t matter.

The Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War received a firmal permit after a 2-year struggle with the City of St. Paul.

The Employee Free Choice Act, which was introduced to both US House and Senate in 2007 states that a union is the exclusive representative of employees if it is elected by either a majority signature

In this segment of 5th District Congressman Keith Ellison’s legislative updates, he discusses the Lead-Safe Housing Act and the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

In this segment of 5th District Congressman Keith Ellison’s legislative updates, he discusses the judiciary hearing on executive abuse of power, a new housing bill that is currently in Senate, and Sen

In this segment of 5th District Congressman Keith Ellison’s legislative updates, he discusses the cover of the latest The New Yorker magazine, the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac situation, and Congress’

In this segment of 5th District Congressman Keith Ellison’s legislative updates, he discusses his recent trip to Africa, his Iraq resolution, and the Homes for Heroes Act to secure shelter for Ameri

On July 1, 2008, the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War held a rally and a march at the State Capital.