Debra Keefer RamageCD5 DFL Endorsing Convention and end of MN Legislative Session eight days laterCD5 DFL Endorsing Convention, May 11, South High School Having not succeeded in becoming a delegate to my CD convention, I attended on a…Jun 15Jun 15
Debra Keefer RamageJudy Collins, Dirty Ed McCurdy, rabbit holes, and deep thoughtsI am turning 71 Sunday. Last night (Thursday, although it will be Saturday by the time I hit “Publish) I treated myself to a concert — a…Nov 4, 2023Nov 4, 2023
Debra Keefer RamageDeborama’s Kitchen — Tepary beansI was introduced to tepary beans by the Sioux Chef. A friend and I went to Owamni and I had them there. Later I had a little bowl of…Jul 29, 2023Jul 29, 2023
Debra Keefer RamageMinneapolis DFL TurmoilThis story was published in mid-May in a local newspaper and the Twin Cities DSA newsletter. Warsame’s ban on being endorsed by the DFL…May 20, 2023May 20, 2023
Debra Keefer RamageinWordkeepersLanguage and Discourse in Leftist Communities — entry 1Heywood Broun, from his column “It Seems to Me,” 1935 A hard-bitten socialist told me once “Gene Debs is the only one who can get away…Feb 28, 2023Feb 28, 2023
Debra Keefer RamageThe Battle Against Cop City in AtlantaSomething horrible is happening in Atlanta. A much needed public forest, originally in 2017 planned to exist undeveloped as the “lungs” of…Jan 29, 20231Jan 29, 20231
Debra Keefer RamageDeborama’s Kitchen — Catching up after an embarrassingly long silencePart 1 Reverse Chronology Jan. 2023 to Nov. 2022Jan 15, 2023Jan 15, 2023
Debra Keefer RamageLatest news from the Democratic Socialist CaucusOn Sunday, January 8, the Democratic Socialist Caucus (DSC) held its third annual convention, in fully virtual mode. The Democratic…Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Debra Keefer RamagePresumed non-Scandinavian encounters lutefiskBecause I am not a member of the American Swedish Institute, I had to shell out an extra five bucks for my ticket to the annual ASI…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022