by MCDC | Mar 4, 2015 | Civil Rights, Discrimination, Events, News, Racism, Video
By Sari Horwitz The Justice Department will issue findings Wednesday that accuse the police department in Ferguson, Mo., of racial bias and routinely violating the constitutional rights of black citizens by stopping drivers without reasonable suspicion, making arrests...
by MCDC | Mar 1, 2015 | Citizens United, Civil Rights, Health Care, Income Inequality, Minimum Wage
Libertarians fancy themselves radicals, and yet their rallying cry can be reduced to “You’re not the boss of me!” Libertarians believe themselves controversial and cool. They’re desperate to package themselves as dangerous rebels, but in reality they...
by MCDC | Feb 19, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Discrimination, News
Madison – Gov. Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution and has asked a judge to allow the state to stop defending it. Democrats who controlled the Legislature in 2009 changed the law so that...
by MCDC | Feb 4, 2015 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Virginia, Voter Rights
RICHMOND — The Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates has intervened in a federal lawsuit that alleges his chamber’s legislative districts were gerrymandered to dilute African-American influence. Howell believes politicians have the right to pick their voters when...
by MCDC | Feb 4, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, News, Video
The video intersperses clips from Wisconsin Governor (and presumed presidential candidate) Scott Walker’s recent state of the state speech with video of Walker’s State Capitol Police arresting people for observing other people singing folk songs in the...
