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The News Just Keeps Getting Worse For West Virginia
By Mary Anne Hitt We know the coal industry is getting away with poisoning our waterways nationwide, and a new study of federal data by the Associated Press shows just that. Coal industry chemicals and waste "have tainted hundreds of waterways and groundwater...
Part Three: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy
http://vimeo.com/84931906 Bill Moyers and Neil deGrasse Tyson discuss why science literacy is important for the future of our democracy, economy and standing in the world: “Science literacy is an inoculation against charlatans who would exploit your ignorance...
Let’s try emotional correctness
It's time for liberals and conservatives to transcend their political differences and really listen to each other, says political pundit Sally Kohn. In this optimistic talk, Kohn shares what she learned as a progressive lesbian talking head on Fox News....
No, Corporations Are Not People
The Voting App
The Voting App has the potential to inspire more participation in elections everywhere, which is sorely needed since far too few people...
Victory By Jennifer Wexton Completes #GOP Collapse in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/MadisonDemocrats/posts/1417408865167775?stream_ref=10 Original..
A Better DPVA
By Dave Leichtman, DPVA Vice-chair for Technology and Communications (via BlueVirginia) With the news that Delegate Herring is stepping down as DPVA Chair, I believe the time is right for some deep introspection within VA Dems. We had some big wins in 2013, and for...
Attorney General Herring Changes Virginia’s Legal Position In Marriage Equality Case
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General ATTORNEY GENERAL HERRING CHANGES VIRGINIA’S LEGAL POSITION IN MARRIAGE EQUALITY CASE RICHMOND -- Attorney General Mark R. Herring today changed Virginia's legal position in Bostic v. Rainey, siding with the...
10 Groups That Are Building a Movement for Economic Justice From the Grassroots Up
With more than 46 million people living below the poverty line, struggling to survive on $19,530 or less for a family of three, and with more than one in three Americans living on less than twice that amount, scrimping to pay for basics, this country will require a...
ACTION ALERT: HB207 Would Muzzle Science Teachers in Virginia
There is often debate about what exactly the First Amendment means, however, in an 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, Thomas Jefferson made clear that the purpose of the First Amendment was to establish a "wall of separation" between Church and State in order to...
