by MCDC | Jan 8, 2015 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Issues, News, Virginia
Nearly a year ago, Kansas legislators quietly attempted to legalize anti-gay segregation, abandoning the effort only after a national wave of outrage arose. Now a Republican delegate in Virginia is attempting to replicate Kansas’ effort—with a bill so extreme, so...
by MCDC | Jan 2, 2015 | Economy, News
Meet a few of the job destroyers and tax evaders that want to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while lowering the tax rate for the top 2% “There really is no shame. The Wall Street leaders whose recklessness and illegal behavior caused this terrible...
by MCDC | Dec 24, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Economy, Issues, News
For those hoping to see the American economy succeed, there are a lot of reasons to smile this morning. Economic growth is at an 11-year high. Job growth is at a 15-year high. The stock market is soaring. Wages are rising. Gas prices are plummeting. American...
by MCDC | Dec 24, 2014 | 2016 General Election, GOP Shutdown, News, Racism
By DAVID ROGERS First came the White House fence jumpers. Now it’s Congress, fencing off money for the embattled Secret Service because of a totally unrelated fight with President Barack Obama over immigration. Just last Thursday, an independent review panel warned...
by MCDC | Dec 21, 2014 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Events, Issues, News, Racism, Video
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A mass of demonstrators chanting “Black lives matter” converged in the Mall of America rotunda on Saturday as part of a protest against police brutality that caused at least part of the mall to shut down on a busy day for...
by MCDC | Dec 20, 2014 | Issues, News, Video
In this week’s address, the President reflected on the significant progress made by this country in 2014, and in the nearly six years since he took office. “More jobs. More insured. A growing economy. Shrinking deficits. Bustling industry. Booming energy. Pick...