by MCDC | Nov 22, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Discrimination, History, Immigration Reform, Racism
“An elective despotism is not the government we fought for” Thomas Jefferson The two chief characteristics of despotism — restricted respect and concentrated power — are defined and illustrated in this short 1946 film from Encyclopaedia...
by MCDC | Nov 21, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights
We have been honored and a bit overwhelmed by the outpouring of support since the presidential election from people who want to make a difference as we embark on what ACLU national Executive Director Anthony Romero has called “the fight of our life.” Based...
by MCDC | Nov 18, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 2017 General Election, News
Inside a stunned White House, the President considers his legacy and America’s future in an ex post facto world During the days immediately before and after the presidential election that shocked much of the world, The New Yorker’s David Remnick was spending...
by MCDC | Nov 15, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, News, Social Security
A week ago at this time, pundits were speculating that Paul Ryan had so alienated the right wing with his tepid support for soon-to-be-presidential-loser Donald Trump that he might not retain his job as Speaker of the House when a new Congress is sworn in early next...
by MCDC | Nov 13, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Health Care, News, Social Security, Wall Street
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly. Most recently, the CFPB ordered Wells Fargo to refund thousands of customers who were charged fees for unauthorized...
by MCDC | Nov 12, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Racism
We must reach out in solidarity and protection to those who feel and are most vulnerable. Donald Trump ran on racial bigotry and misogyny — not implicitly and covertly, but explicitly and overtly. In an America that is rapidly changing demographically and culturally,...
