by MCDC | Jul 22, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Equal Rights, Ethics, Events, Gun Reform, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, News, Racism, Social Security, Voter Rights
In 2016, Democrats meet in Philadelphia with the same basic belief that animated the Continental Congress when they gathered here 240 years ago: Out of many, we are one. Under President Obama’s leadership, and thanks to the hard work and determination of the American...
by MCDC | Jul 22, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Immigration Reform, Issues, News, Racism
The clear message of the RNC’s first day was that the safety of (white) Americans is directly threatened by (Latino) immigrants, Muslims, and black people. The soundtrack to opening night of the Republican National Convention was Queen and cheesy covers of the Turtles...
by MCDC | Jul 17, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, News, Opinion
If details enable #Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s opponents to discredit his ideas, then Ryan defends himself by refusing to offer details. As Tara Culp-Ressler notes, Ryan’s latest set of health care proposals “doesn’t include information about exactly...
by MCDC | Jul 10, 2016 | Issues
MADISON VA – July 9, 2016 It is impossible not to be outraged by the devastating images of people being gunned down on a shockingly regular basis, and it should be impossible to remain silent in the face of this sustained injustice any longer. Sadly, the tragedies...
by MCDC | Jul 7, 2016 | Action Alerts, News, Racism
If I say “black lives matter”, and you think I mean “black lives matter more than others”, we have a misunderstanding. If I say “white privilege is real” and it means white people have some unearned social advantages just because...
by MCDC | Jul 5, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News, Racism
By now you’ve surely seen the graphic critical of Hillary Clinton that the presumptive Republican presidential candidate tweeted out over the holiday weekend, just as his rival was set to be grilled by the FBI for its investigation into email practices at the State...
