by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Civil Rights, Immigration Reform, News, Racism
aattp.org via Crooks and Liars A former Republican congresswoman in Florida has left the GOP and joined the Democrats, citing her former party’s increasing attacks on women and other minorities. Ana Rivas Logan said: “The GOP of today is not the party I joined. It’s...
by MCDC | Jan 18, 2014 | Racism, Virginia Election 2013
Control of the Virginia Senate to be decided Tuesday between Democrat Jennifer Wexton and this guy.. When John Whitbeck, who infamously kicked off a Ken Cuccinelli rally a few months ago by regaling the crowd with a not-at-all-funny, anti-Semitic “joke,”...
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 24, 2013 | Civil Rights, Economy, Events, History, Immigration Reform, Minimum Wage, Racism, Voter Rights
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands gathered early Saturday on the nation’s “front yard,” the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial, yearning for a bit of that transcendent sense of racial unity heralded on this spot by the Rev. Martin Luther King 50...
by MCDC | Aug 6, 2013 | Action Alerts, Immigration Reform, Issues, Racism
Legislation to reform the immigration system in the U.S. is winding its way through Congress, which is expected to pick up debate when they return from their summer recess. The U.S. Senate passed their version of a bill with a mix of support from both sides of the...
by MCDC | Jul 24, 2013 | Citizens United, Civil Rights, Economy, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Farm Bill, Filibuster, Global Warming, Gun Reform, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Racism, Sequester, Social Security, Video, Virginia Election 2013, Voter Rights
The history of America is a history of change. The history of Democrats is the history of change that matters for America. The reason we won in 2012 was because supporters like you were the most engaged in political history. As we move on to the elections to come, we...
