by MCDC | Jul 22, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Immigration Reform, Issues, News, Racism
The clear message of the RNC’s first day was that the safety of (white) Americans is directly threatened by (Latino) immigrants, Muslims, and black people. The soundtrack to opening night of the Republican National Convention was Queen and cheesy covers of the Turtles...
by MCDC | Jul 17, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, News, Opinion
If details enable #Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s opponents to discredit his ideas, then Ryan defends himself by refusing to offer details. As Tara Culp-Ressler notes, Ryan’s latest set of health care proposals “doesn’t include information about exactly...
by MCDC | Jul 14, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Madison County, News
Thank you for walking with the Madison Democrats and Jane Dittmar in the Fireman’s parade last night. We had a wonderful turnout (I counted 20) and even though the rain threatened, we stayed dry and happy. We were delighted to be joined by our friends from the...
by MCDC | Jul 7, 2016 | Action Alerts, News, Racism
If I say “black lives matter”, and you think I mean “black lives matter more than others”, we have a misunderstanding. If I say “white privilege is real” and it means white people have some unearned social advantages just because...
by MCDC | Jul 5, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News, Racism
By now you’ve surely seen the graphic critical of Hillary Clinton that the presumptive Republican presidential candidate tweeted out over the holiday weekend, just as his rival was set to be grilled by the FBI for its investigation into email practices at the State...
