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SUCCESS! MYD Teams Up With New Roosevelt Initiative To Rally for Independent Redistricting Reform
Long Island, NY – On Saturday, March 26th, a bus of over fifty progressive New Yorkers went to Nassau County to hold newly elected Republican State Senator Jack Martins accountable for his unfortunate (but predictable) flip flop on independent redistricting reform. The rally took place outside of his office in Garden City, where passionate speeches were given, bombastic chants were made, and a clear and unequivocal message was delivered: keep the promise that you made to the voters during your campaign… Read More
SATURDAY: Rally for Independent Redistricting Reform in Nassau County
Please join the Manhattan Young Democrats’ Good Government Task Force and the New Roosevelt Initiative for a rally this Saturday in Nassau County to support independent redistricting reform in New York! We will be rallying in front of Republican State Senator Jack Martins office, one of our elected officials who pledged last year to support independent redistricting reform. We want to make sure he keeps his word!
This rally is important for two reasons: first, because we must hold our elected… Read More
The Dawn of a New Day In Egypt; How Will the U.S. React?
The United States has been intensely involved in Egyptian affairs for over fifty years. You wouldn’t know this from watching the nightly news over the last decade, however – up until the last few week, our relationship with Egypt has garnered scant media attention. Regardless of the lack of coverage, it’s simply a matter of public record that for over thirty years the US Department of State and Defense have jointly supplied the dictator of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, a man… Read More
The MLK Day Bomb Massacre That Never Was: Do You Know About It?
In what may go down as the most underreported story of the last year, on FBI officials confirmed last Tuesday that a bomb was discovered on the side of the road in Spokane, Washington where a large Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade was scheduled. The bomb – which some officials are calling “quite possibly the most sophisticated weapon ever found on American soil” – was found right before the parade marched, concealed in a black Swiss Army backpack,… Read More
How a Bill Really Becomes a Law
In a recent GQ satire (although it’s not really that satirical, because it’s largely true), writer Stephen Sherrill outlines how a bill really becomes a law down in Washington. Let’s go through the basic steps.
1. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, headed by Tom Donohue, spends millions supporting Republican members of Congress. Donohue then hears from member corporations about how profits could be increased if a certain regulation were repealed or loophole added. He then reaches out to GOP members
Tagged Corruption, good government
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The Insidious Revolving Door
Fascism
– Noun
1. A government characterized by the merger of corporate interests with state power to suppress opposition and subjugate workers
Anytime you use the word “fascism” to describe anything in American politics, you leave yourself open to criticism from all sides for being unnecessarily hyperbolic. And often the criticism may be entirely warranted. But it’s worth noting how recent developments in politics pose striking resemblances to what you would likely find in a fascist government – that… Read More
