by MCDC | Mar 25, 2017 | News
Not just falsehood by falsehood, but as the defining feature of his presidency. Donald Trump is not on the cover of Time this week, and that must gall him. The president is the subject of the magazine’s cover story, the promise of which apparently persuaded him to...
by MCDC | Mar 21, 2017 | News, Video
Via ThinkProgress When news began trickling out, months ago, that Russia may have tried to influence the American election, the actual news in the U.S. quickly became something akin to a Cold-war era spy novel. There’s now a vast web of circumstantial evidence and...
by MCDC | Mar 19, 2017 | News
Protest and persist: why giving up hope is not an option The true impact of activism may not be felt for a generation. That alone is reason to fight, rather than surrender to despair Hope is a belief that what we do might matter, an understanding that the future is...
by MCDC | Mar 10, 2017 | 2017 General Election, 2018 General Election, Action Alerts, News
Every decade, with recent results of the census in hand, legislative districts are drawn. Redrawing political lines is a powerful tool that determines who wins an election, controls the legislature, and ultimately which laws pass. In Virginia, legislators create the...
by MCDC | Mar 10, 2017 | 2017 General Election, 2018 General Election, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, News
In the 27 hours the House Energy and Commerce Committee spent debating Republicans’ Obamacare revision plan, a handful of moments stand out. This is one of them. So, as a middle-aged childless man you resent having to pay for maternity care or kids’ dental care....
by MCDC | Mar 4, 2017 | 2018 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Events, Issues, News, Virginia
On Sunday, Feb. 26, more than 1,200 people attended the People’s Town Hall at the MLK Performing Arts Center. Our moderators, Saad and Kibiriti, did an incredible job. Dozens of you shared powerful stories and important questions, and we raised more than $3,000 for...
