Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• A conversation with Jim Ramstad
  Minnesota's 3rd District Rep. Jim Ramstad joins Gary Eichten on Midday to discuss his decision to retire from Congress.11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Jim Ramstad: U.S. Rep. (R-Minn) was first elected to Congress in 1990. He is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee and Oversight Subcommittee.
  More from MPR
  Ramstad announces his retirement from Congress (09/17/2007)
  Ramstad's retirement means a battle for the 3rd District (09/18/2007)
  Ramstad -- a moderate in a partisan world (08/16/2007)
  Resources
  About Ramstad
• Supercapitalism vs. democracy
  What's good for capitalism is not necessarily good for democracy. One economist suggests that consumers need to make citizenship a priority.12:00 p.m.
  Guests
  Robert Reich: Former U.S. Secretary of Labor during Presdient Clinton's first term, he's currently a professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley. Reich's latest book is called "Supercapitalism The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life."
  Resources
  Reich's blog
  Commonwealth Club

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