by MCDC | Jan 4, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Health Care, Issues
By Robert Reich The Republican congress that takes over this week will try to drive a generational wedge through the electorate. They’re cooking up arguments that the nation can’t afford to provide our children adequate health care and education if we’re going to meet...
by MCDC | Jan 2, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Citizens United
The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United has allowed corporations and other special interests to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into our elections, effectively buying up chunks of our federal, state and local governments. It’s time to choke off...
by MCDC | Dec 30, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Satire
CREDIT PHOTOGRAPH BY MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GETTY WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Seizing upon an issue that could become the cornerstone of a possible 2016 Presidential campaign, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Thursday that he would do everything in his power to...
by MCDC | Dec 24, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Economy, Issues, News
For those hoping to see the American economy succeed, there are a lot of reasons to smile this morning. Economic growth is at an 11-year high. Job growth is at a 15-year high. The stock market is soaring. Wages are rising. Gas prices are plummeting. American...
by MCDC | Dec 24, 2014 | 2016 General Election, GOP Shutdown, News, Racism
By DAVID ROGERS First came the White House fence jumpers. Now it’s Congress, fencing off money for the embattled Secret Service because of a totally unrelated fight with President Barack Obama over immigration. Just last Thursday, an independent review panel warned...
by MCDC | Dec 21, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Citizens United, History, Income Inequality, Minimum Wage, Social Security
Isn’t it amazing how Washington works? While the rich get richer, they get tax breaks and Wall Street deregulation? While working families become poorer, they get cuts in pensions that were promised to them. Congress must start defending the needs of working...
