by MCDC | Dec 3, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Climate Change, Environment, News
It’s not just misleading to tweet about bad science. It’s dangerous. The collapse in Arctic ice formations is already putting major cities in the crosshairs of sea level rise, and leaders in the federal government need to act. Unfortunately, Lamar Smith (R-TX), an...
by MCDC | Dec 1, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News
Half-term former Governor Sarah Palin is under consideration for secretary of veterans affairs, a close Palin aide and a top Donald Trump transition official told ABC News. The aide said that the Tea Party darling recently told Trump transition officials, “I...
by MCDC | Nov 29, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News
Oh, what a tangled web we weave.. In addition to insulting law-abiding voters everywhere, these lies about fraud threaten the foundations of American democracy. They have provided the justification for state voter-suppression laws around the country, and they could...
by MCDC | Nov 18, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 2017 General Election, News
Inside a stunned White House, the President considers his legacy and America’s future in an ex post facto world During the days immediately before and after the presidential election that shocked much of the world, The New Yorker’s David Remnick was spending...
by MCDC | Nov 15, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, News, Social Security
A week ago at this time, pundits were speculating that Paul Ryan had so alienated the right wing with his tepid support for soon-to-be-presidential-loser Donald Trump that he might not retain his job as Speaker of the House when a new Congress is sworn in early next...
by MCDC | Nov 13, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Health Care, News, Social Security, Wall Street
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly. Most recently, the CFPB ordered Wells Fargo to refund thousands of customers who were charged fees for unauthorized...
