by MCDC | Apr 19, 2014 | Citizens United, Civil Rights, Video
Bill Moyers criticized both political parties on Friday for furthering the “protection racket” built to protect the mega-rich from paying their fair share of taxes while extending their influence over politics. “Sad that it’s come to this,” Moyers said. “The drift...
by MCDC | Apr 17, 2014 | Citizens United, Civil Rights, Minimum Wage
The United States of America is no longer a democracy, but rather an oligarchy. The anecdotes are plentiful, from modest gun control proposals that saw 90% public support, to unemployment compensation, to infrastructure spending, to women’s rights; where a...
by MCDC | Apr 3, 2014 | Action Alerts, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, Madison County, Virginia
While I can think of hundreds of thousands of people who will be hurt if we don’t “Close the Health Care Gap” with health insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act, I cannot think of one person who will benefit if we turn it down. Unfortunately, between the...
by MCDC | Mar 13, 2014 | Civil Rights, Economy, Education, Employment, Ethics, Income Inequality, Racism
Adapted from an article by DAVID SIROTA Code words are politicians’ stock in trade. As Republican strategist Lee Atwater famously admitted, that’s especially true when it comes to racially coded rhetoric about economics. Terms like “welfare queen” are obvious...
by MCDC | Mar 10, 2014 | Health Care, Virginia
The suicide of Sen. Creigh Deeds’ son, Gus, stirred legislators this winter to piece together mental health reforms intended to avert similar tragedies. But they have done so without the benefit of a report from the state inspector general assessing why the...
