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You Mean, Just Write a Check?
Rachel Maddow reports the latest developments in the gift-accepting scandal surrounding Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and Virginia Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli, including the realization by Cuccinelli that he is meant to pay for the...
Another Look at Minimum Wage
A tip-of-the-hat to Ginny from carolinedems.com At a time when employers are cutting workers' hours simply to avoid having to provide health insurance, one needs to work 88 or more hours a week (in Virginia and 14 other states) just to afford a 2-bedroom apartment....
Women’s Strike Force Endorses Traci Dippert
Women's Strike Force "We are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents joining together to fight for women." The Women's Strike Force is pleased to announce our endorsed candidates for the 2013 Virginia House of Delegates races. The ninteen challengers and three...
Cuccinelli’s Crusade
UPDATE: Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday denied the request for a stay from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s attorney general, has garnered more than his share of national attention over the years, with high-profile legal crusades...
Women’s Equality Day Celebration
Within 24 hours of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the law requiring nine states to submit voting law changes to the federal government for pre-clearance, five (including Virginia) are already moving ahead with voter ID laws, some of which had previously...
Gerrymandering: The Legal Way to Rig an Election
When was the last time you saw a front page headline about gerrymandering? Before the 2010 election, conservatives launched a plan to win control of state legislatures before the census. The idea was to be in power when national congressional districts were redrawn in...
Tell Textbook Publishers To Stand Up To The Texas Taliban
The Texas Taliban — also known as the right-wing majority on the Texas State Board of Education — wants to revise the state's standards for science textbooks to require the addition of religious pseudoscience when teaching subjects like biology. And this isn't just...
Rep. Robert Hurt to Receive Climate Denier Award
A tip-of-the-hat to colleague Jean B. for bringing this to our attention! We've tallied the ridiculous quotes, considered the anti-environmental votes, and found that your representative -- Robert Hurt -- is the perfect candidate to win our Climate Change Denier...
The Bus
This month marks the 50th anniversary of “The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” when up-to 300,000 people took part in one of America’s largest rallies for human rights, showing their support for President John F. Kennedy’s civil rights legislation. The event...
Fix the Broken Immigration System
Watch "Serve" highlighting the incredible story of Alejandro Morales, a young undocumented immigrant who was brought to the United States when he was only seven months old. Alejandro was the highest...
