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You should go to college!
Michelle Obama hasn’t had to work too hard to defend her title as the raddest lady ever to call the White House home. But in case there was any doubt, Obama dropped a superb rap collab with Saturday Night Live’s Jay Pharoah this morning, making the case for college to...
President Obama Addresses the Nation on Keeping the American People Safe
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Feeling Lucky, Punk?
2015 Reorganization
Pursuant to Section 8.1 of the DPVA Party Plan, a Democratic Committee shall be elected for each county and city by the Democratic voters during the period between December 1st in odd numbered years and the 15th of the following January. City and County Democratic...
Let’s Talk About Privilege
https://youtu.be/SqL9onVybW0 In the U.S. today, women make only 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man — with African-American women only earning 64 cents and Latinas a measly 55. Plus, a woman’s right to choose is threatened by extreme lawmakers who have...
Fox News Posts Anti-Semitic Screed Blaming Jews For Holocaust
via ThinkProgress [Republican presidential candidate Ben] Carson — who is currently leading in some polls — started down this path after the UCC shooting in Oregon, where 13 people were killed. Carson argued that the victims should have attacked the shooter. (In fact,...
The Young and the Registered
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Ethics Complaint Filed Against Rep. Barbara Comstock
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2015 CONTACT: Morgan Finkelstein, morgan@vademocrats.org, 804-335-0967 In Case You Missed It: ADLF CALLS FOR ETHICS INVESTIGATION INTO REP. COMSTOCK The American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a complaint with the U.S. House of...
Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot
Please join the Madison County Democratic Committee at our next regular meeting, Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at the George James Community Center, located at 1215 George James Loop, Radiant, VA 22732. We'll have a brief business meeting, followed by a...
We’ve lost a champion
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of legendary civil rights activist Julian Bond. From his days as the co-founder and communications director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s to his chairmanship of the NAACP in the 21st...