by MCDC | Sep 26, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Action Alerts, Opinion, Virginia, Voter Rights
This fall, Virginians will vote on a constitutional amendment that could enshrine political gerrymandering in our state constitution. If you prefer a Virginia where voters choose their politicians with a truly independent and non-partisan redistricting commission, we...
by MCDC | Sep 6, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Opinion
By David Reuther In the darkest days of the Great Depression, after the stock market crashed, half the banks had failed and 15 million people were out of work as the economy bottomed out, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt acted boldly to address the...
by MCDC | Aug 25, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Action Alerts, News, Opinion
No stranger to long-time members of the Madison County Democratic Committee, Founding Board Member and former President of OneVirginia2021, Linda Perriello posted this heartfelt letter on her Facebook page on Monday evening. Many of you know of my active involvement...
by MCDC | Oct 21, 2017 | 2017 General Election, 2018 General Election, 5th District, News, Opinion
This is the title of an article in the New York Times by columnist Paul Krugman. In it, he argues that Trump and his chief accomplices are lying to Americans about the effects of his proposed tax “reform” plan, which is a thinly-disguised series of tax breaks for the...
by MCDC | Dec 18, 2016 | History, News, Opinion
In 2008, we elected one of the most progressive presidents in history. Regardless of the relentless negativity, there has been a lot of significant progress since Barack Obama took office. When he took over in 2009, you’ll recall, the economy was in free-fall...
by MCDC | Dec 7, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News, Opinion
UPDATE: Republicans threatening to shut down government to ram through Trump’s defense secretary nomination View at Medium.com In 1903 the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labor Party broke into two competing factions, as often happens with such movements. This...
