From 1970 to the present, the number of people incarcerated in the United States has grown 500%, and this is the result of bad policy at all levels. The percent of the U.S. population in prison today, is six times greater than the next closest country. The percentage in Missouri is even higher than the national average. In fact, Missouri is now #1 in female incarceration in the country…We cannot continue on this trajectory.
Category: National Issues
The Wednesday Night Breakfast Club
The opiate crisis, school board candidates and the proposed St. Louis City-County merger are among the topics that you can learn and converse about over coffee and doughnuts at the Wednesday Night Breakfast Club started by Kevin FitzGerald.
To Be Crystal Clear: ‘Medicare for All’ Does Not Mean ‘Medicare for Some’
As the health care debate heats up, it’s time to be clear about what Medicare for All is and what it is not. Medicare for All does not mean giving people the option to “buy in” to Medicare under our current health insurance system—what might be called Medicare for Some.
West County Democrats Meeting Report February 11, 2019
Featured Discussion The West County Democrats hosted Dr. Gena Gunn McClendon of Brown School, Center for Social Development at Washington University and Vicki C. Washington, JD, formerly of the University of Wisconsin today to discuss the issue of voter suppression Read More …
A Green New Deal
The greatest achievements of our country have always started with an aspiration.
More Food Stamp Follies
… even if the Trump Down ends in a few days, 38 million Americans (including 700,000 Missourians) won’t get their next food help for six weeks!