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The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’
Fifty years after the March on Washington, Dr. King’s most famous speech, like his own political legacy, is widely misunderstood. Adapted from The Speech: The Story Behind Martin Luther King Jr.s Dream, by Gary Younge. Haymarket Books When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
“Human Beings Will Adjust”
A tip-of-the-hat to Progressive In A Red State We talked last week about one of the right's favorite arguments: the United States doesn't need a system in which Americans have health insurance because if the uninsured get sick, they can just go to the emergency room....
Cuccinelli’s Anti-Birth Control Personhood Agenda
Today at an event with Virginia seniors in Loudoun County, Ken Cuccinelli tried to turn away from his career-long efforts to inject his agenda into decisions that Virginia women make with their doctors. As Loudoun Times-Mirror reporter Trevor Baratko tweeted,...
Moral Authority Lost
"The ongoing federal investigation of Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen — the scandal dubbed by political wags as “Giftgate” — entered a critical phase last week, both for the governor and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Yet more revelations last weekend in the...
“Poor Americans Have It Too Good”
The 6th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $34 billion, Charles Koch's Cato Institute claims that the “typical” poor American family is sitting back enjoying the good life, forcing overburdened tax-payers to pick up the tab.. Think Tank Report...
Understanding Unemployment—How To Read The Jobs Report
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Stand Up To “Stand Your Ground”
The traditional presumption in the law—from the advent of the Hebrew Bible through the creation of Roman law, English common law, and American law—has been that if you could spare human life, it was incumbent upon you to do so. By now, most Americans are familiar with...
Colin Powell Blasts GOP’s Vote Suppression Scheme
On Face the Nation this Sunday, Colin Powell, former Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, warned his fellow Republicans that the continuing push to restrict voting rights is going to "backfire" and harm the Republican Party:...
Stand Up, Virginia!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VzHWFz8jxc&w=853&h=480] STATE VOTING INFORMATION – VIRGINIA VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE (BY MAIL): 10/14/2013 ELECTION DAY: 11/5/2013 GET INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING IN VIRGINIA Questions about voting in your state: (800)...
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands gathered early Saturday on the nation's "front yard," the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial, yearning for a bit of that transcendent sense of racial unity heralded on this spot by the Rev. Martin Luther King 50 years ago in his "I...
