by MCDC | Dec 5, 2013 | 2016 General Election, Citizens United, Ethics, Issues
by Robert Maguire Political money flowed freely in the world of conservative billionaires David and Charles Koch in 2012. With most of the annual tax filings for non-disclosing nonprofits now in, it’s clear that no other conservative or liberal dark money...
by MCDC | Dec 4, 2013 | Citizens United, Ethics, Social Security
Remember Third Way? They’re the jokers who filled the void when the DLC collapsed. But unlike the DLC, Third Way operates in the shadows, lobbying Democrats behind the scenes and via travel junkets. So it’s always a pleasure when they emerge from the...
by MCDC | Nov 28, 2013 | Ethics, Issues
In case there was any doubt left, Pope Francis made it clear that he shares little in common with U.S. conservatives. The pontiff released his Evangelii Gadium, or Joy of the Gospel, attacking capitalism as a form of tyranny and calling on church and political leaders...
by MCDC | Nov 27, 2013 | Virginia, Virginia Election 2013, Voter Rights
via The Washington Post CHARLES E. Judd, the Republican operative who chairs Virginia’s Board of Elections, did a disservice Monday to the state he serves by simultaneously certifying the razor-thin results in the race for attorney general and suggesting,...
by MCDC | Nov 26, 2013 | Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Ethics, Health Care, Virginia
ProgressVA today announced Speaker William Howell as the recipient of the organization’s 2013 “Turkey of the Year” award, in recognition of his staunch opposition to expanding Medicaid to up to 400,000 low-income Virginians. A program expansion would...
by MCDC | Nov 26, 2013 | Health Care, Issues, Virginia
via NPR Saying he is “alive for a reason and I will work for change,” Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds has told a Virginia news outlet that his life’s work now “is to make sure other families don’t have to go through what we are...
