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The School-to-Prison Pipeline Starts in Preschool
Disparities in education begin at an early age and we as a society need to make a commitment to fund our schools equitably so all students have a chance to succeed. https://www.facebook.com/moyersandcompany/posts/1319190508098957
Larry Sabato on Trump's Scorched Earth Campaign
"We need to examine what has happened to have pushed us so low." -Larry J. Sabato In this week's #AmericanForumTV episode with host Doug Blackmon, political scientist and prognosticator Larry Sabato on the past and future of our political conventions and parties....
VP Debate Watch Party
Tickets are expected to sell out quickly- reserve yours today! Interested in carpooling to the watch party? Please email us at info@madisondems.org.
A Lifetime Texas Republican Drops Out Of The Party Of Hate With This Epic Resignation Letter
"At the national level, the delusions necessary to sustain our Cold War coalition were becoming dangerous long before Donald Trump arrived. From tax policy to climate change, we have found ourselves less at odds with philosophical rivals than with the fundamentals of...
Governor McAuliffe Statement on the Virginia Supreme Court Decision on the Restoration of Civil Rights
"I will expeditiously sign nearly 13,000 individual orders to restore the fundamental rights of the citizens who have had their rights restored and registered to vote. And I will continue to sign orders until I have completed restoration for all 200,000 Virginians."...
Clinton/Kaine 2016
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Out of many, we are one: The Official 2016 Democratic Party Platform
In 2016, Democrats meet in Philadelphia with the same basic belief that animated the Continental Congress when they gathered here 240 years ago: Out of many, we are one. Under President Obama’s leadership, and thanks to the hard work and determination of the American...
The Republican Worldview Is One of Racist False Binaries
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...
The Single Most Radical Line In The Republican Party Platform
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GOP, RIP?
The party of Lincoln disintegrates into to the party of Trump Republicans who are not in the least progressive have reason to mourn what is likely to come to pass this week: the transformation of the Party of Lincoln and Dwight Eisenhower into the Party of Trump. Some...
