by MCDC | Mar 26, 2017 | Civil Rights, Racism
When Labor Fought for Civil Rights The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order—memorialized in the classic anthology of that title edited by Gary Gerstle and Steve Fraser in 1989—might be history, but it never gets old. Eighty-plus years after FDR was inaugurated, the New...
by MCDC | Jan 13, 2017 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equal Rights, History, News, Racism, Video
The lost letter from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s widow opposing Jeff Sessions for a federal judgeship in 1986 has been found, and it’s a doozy.. “The irony of Mr. Sessions’ nomination is that, if confirmed, he will be given life tenure for doing...
by MCDC | Dec 9, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, News
The NPS, on behalf of the Presidential Inauguration Committee, filed a “massive omnibus blocking permit” for many of Washington DC’s most famous political locations for days and weeks before, during and after the inauguration on 20 January. Large swaths of the...
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 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,...
by MCDC | Nov 7, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Equal Rights, Ethics, Global Warming, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, Social Security
Economy and jobs, Education, Environment, Health, Justice and equality, National security. What are YOU voting for? Like Madison, too many rural communities aren’t reaping the rewards of our nation’s economic success—despite their critical role in our economy....
