Martin C. “Red” Fredricks IV is a husband, father of three, proud Fargoan (N.D.), small business owner, reader, writer and progressive. He's also the founder of the IV Words Blog (ivwords.com) Finally, he's a ginger; ergo the “Red.” Living blue in a deep red state is tough, but somehow, day by day, he gets by.
Senator John Hoeven, R-N.D., has allegedly been involved in insider trading, and yet he’s trying to tell us that he’s done nothing wrong.
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In the early morning hours of Independence Day 2020, I’ll be standing there, Old Glory in hand, wondering not which way is up, but how and when up became down. The Flag & The Union: Up, Down or Out? If ever
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A more anguished look on my wife’s face I have never seen in our 26 years together. As the tears welled in her eyes, I saw frustration, despair and deep, deep sorrow.
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There’s something really cool happening right now in rural Michigan, which is a key swing state in the Electoral College battle for the presidency between Biden/Harris and the Orange Menace. Marshall Stern
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The good news is we’ve arrived. The bad news is we’ve arrived. Finally—finally!—mainstream news media are using the words “climate change” in their stories about raging fires, floods, hurricanes, droughts, and other
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An open letter to Progressives, Social Democrats, Democratic Socialists, Greens, middle-of-the-roaders and conservative Dems Imagine for a moment that we’re the victim of a serious vehicle collision. We’re the passenger, and we’re
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Trump must think that he can persuade enough people who actually care about the environment and climate crisis to think that he cares too. That they’ll buy into the idea that this
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We need to be able to pry the presidency from Trump’s little fingers, under armed guard if necessary. Read Part I of “That’s the Ticket.” Deeper Reasons to Vote Biden/Harris There’s been
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The states that could push the Electoral College totals in Trump’s favor are just too close for us to add fuel to the fire. Let’s refocus on getting out the vote for
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I’ve lived in North Dakota — one of the deepest red states in the Union — for nearly 52 years, all my life. I’ve voted in every single election, presidential or otherwise,
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We’re paying for this misguided and potentially tragic experiment. We have a right to know how it might affect us. Or not. And how it’s working. Or not. How, when and by
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I’m asking again — Please, Berners, do not enable Trump. I refuse to be a Trump enabler. That means voting for Biden/Harris rather than staying home or voting for some 3rd-party, not-a-chance-in-hell
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