by MCDC | Aug 29, 2013 | Civil Rights, Economy, History
It all adds up to a simple formula: concede wholehearted support for the points that have already been won, while dismissing (as irrelevant, or unpatriotic, or immoral) the points that are still active political issues with which conservatives...
by MCDC | Aug 29, 2013 | Gun Reform, Virginia Election 2013, Voter Rights
“A great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon.” There are currently 13 states that have passed strict voter ID laws, according to Keesha Gaskins, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice. (Some of those...
by MCDC | Aug 28, 2013 | Civil Rights, Employment, Events, History, Video
Speaker John A. Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House’s two most senior Republicans, were invited to speak at the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington — but declined. That wasn’t a wise choice, said Julian Bond, a...
by MCDC | Aug 27, 2013 | Civil Rights, Employment, History, Racism
Fifty years after the March on Washington, Dr. King’s most famous speech, like his own political legacy, is widely misunderstood. Adapted from The Speech: The Story Behind Martin Luther King Jr.s Dream, by Gary Younge. Haymarket Books When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
by MCDC | Aug 27, 2013 | Ethics, Health Care, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
A tip-of-the-hat to Progressive In A Red State We talked last week about one of the right’s favorite arguments: the United States doesn’t need a system in which Americans have health insurance because if the uninsured get sick, they can just go to the...
by MCDC | Aug 27, 2013 | Health Care, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Today at an event with Virginia seniors in Loudoun County, Ken Cuccinelli tried to turn away from his career-long efforts to inject his agenda into decisions that Virginia women make with their doctors. As Loudoun Times-Mirror reporter Trevor Baratko tweeted,...
