by MCDC | Jan 27, 2017 | Immigration Reform, News, Racism
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it’s important to remember why America welcomes refugees. Desperate people, fleeing a terrifying, bloodthirsty regime, try to find refuge in the US. But the American government and the public don’t want to accept them....
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 8, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Gun Reform, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Minimum Wage
#GoVote Hillary Clinton has served as Secretary of State, Senator from New York, First Lady of the United States, First Lady of Arkansas, a practicing lawyer and law professor, activist, and volunteer, but the first things her friends and family will tell you is that...
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....
by MCDC | Nov 3, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Citizens United, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Madison County, Minimum Wage, Social Security, Virginia
The right-wing “Congressional Leadership Fund” Super PAC has pumped one million dollars of dark money to salvage our opponent’s faltering campaign. We can’t track any of that money, but the remaining $493,489 that he’s raised is available for public review from the...
by MCDC | Sep 24, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Employment, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Madison County, News, Virginia
VOTE NO on Article I. Bill of Rights, Section 11-A, the so-called “Right to work” amendment to the Constitution, an attempt to enshrine part of Virginia’s existing right to work law in our state constitution. Amendment 1 is designed by big business...
