It’s time to reconsider Capitalism’s failure to create an egalitarian society. We must build a Free Enterprise system with a full social safety net.
General News
Let’s make it clear we have Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez back lest they make her a lonely scapegoat
It is clear that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the dragon slayer who defeated the guy who was on track to become Speaker of the House, is under attack from all sides. It is imperative that Establishment Democrats and organizations who go after her unjustly are made to understand that there will be a price to pay electorally […]
They take advantage of the worker because we accept their false choices
It is time for the worker to assume the position of power. After all, there is no well to do person without those who ultimately gets the work done.
Workers: Stop accepting false choices from corporations & politicians (VIDEO)
Corporations and politicians insist on offering workers false choices. The idea is to pit them against each other to protect the privileged class.
Media must cover recent Republican power grab as path to fascism
Republican politicians are not even hiding what they are doing. They learned from Trump that deceit in the open makes Americans catatonic.
I see George H.W. Bush through my Panamanian eyes, and the deaths he caused were unforgivable
I was unable to watch the funeral of George H.W. Bush. His canonization without acknowledging his major blunder in Panama is unforgivable.
A Few Takes
George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94 – The New York Times
George HW Bush, the 41st President of the United States and the father of the 43rd, George W. Bush is dead at 94. He lived a long and active life.
Survey of battleground House districts shows Democrats with narrow edge
Most of the battleground districts are now in GOP hands and their vote went heavily for Republicans in 2016. This poll suggests a major change could be coming.
Bob Woodward: “People better wake up to what’s going on” in the Oval Office
Recently in his first TV interview, Bob Woodward paints a picture for CBS’s David Martin of the Donald Trump’s administration in complete disarray.
Supreme Court gives states the right to arbitrarily purge voters
The Right is slowing eroding our democracy as they attempt to codify minority rule. A robust registration of voters can mitigate this anti-democratic act.
Sports
Houston Astros beat LA Dodgers 5-1 to win World Series
The Houston Astros beat the LA Dodgers to win the 2017 World Series. After enduring Hurricane Harvey, it could not have come at a better time.
The worse rendition of God Bless America occured at the World Series in Houston? (VIDEO)
This is likely the worse rendition of God Bless America you would have ever heard. And it happened at the World Series in Houston, Astros vs Dodgers
Netroots Nation
Black Lives Matter crashes Netroots Nation 2015 (VIDEO)
Black Lives Matter crashed the presidential forum held at the Liberal conference Netroots Nation.
Occupy Movement
Occupy Kingwood – A Sustainable Form Of The Occupy Movement (2012-06-23)
Occupy Kingwood VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Occupy Kingwood is now 27 consecutive weeks long. It is getting hot. Our numbers today were the smallest in several months and it was likely attributed to the Houston heat. That said we recommitted to stay on track for 52 consecutive weeks hurricane, rain, snow, or heat. This […]
Coffee Party Posts
Coffee Party USA Board of Directors 2016 Meeting in Blue Ridge, Georgia
The Coffee Party USA board of directors coalesced around a strong voter education and turnout strategy that we will be releasing in the forthcoming weeks.
Move To Amend
Move to Amend’s Daniel Lee: Transcending political parties at the People’s Convention (VIDEO)
Many grassroots organizations have converged on Philadelphia, PA using the Democratic National Convention as the catalyst to organize for a better America.
Columnists
History Is Likely to Credit George H. W. Bush with These Two Foreign Policy Accomplishments
The two foreign policy accomplishments of George H.W. Bush are admittedly closer to his restraint than to his aggression and that is a good thing.
Really? WaPo rates Ocasio-Cortez’s Pentagon tweet bad as Trump’s biggest lies
Make no mistake, this is an absurd false equivalence. Her tweet while not accurate to the letter of each word told a true story. Trump? Not at all.
Radio Shows: Politics Done Right
Can we fix Capitalism or is it time to move on from its coercion of our politics and social norms
The dynamism and great structures were built under Capitalism. Can they be sustained under the current model or is it time for a new economy that acknowledges humanity?
Benign Slavery? That is the false choice the Plutocracy gives to the worker
People don’t yet get it. They do not need to acquiesce to benign slavery. The reality is they are in control and working together we can extinguish the Plutocracy.
Guest Bloggers
Neil Aquino: Activist must forward Progressive ideas now to fuel City Council debate
We must put forward progressive, liberal or Democratic Socialist ideas as the 2019 Houston City Council and Mayoral election season gets underway.
Cries of captivity and liberation on Black Awareness Day
We tend to be insular many times but this ode to Brazil’s Black Awareness Day shows a sour congruousness with the American experience.
Local News
Interview with Bill King, probable challenger to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner
Bill King attended an African American Leader’s breakfast recently, a focus group meeting, to hear about their concerns and to clarify some of his positions on various issues. King lost a nailbiter to our current mayor Sylvester Turner. Bill King discusses a possible run for Houston Mayor Bill King is getting his narrative together for what […]
Gen Z voters camp out to be first voting in Midterm 2018 in Houston Texas (VIDEO)
Midterm 2018 will tell us a lot about the American electorate including the impact of the Gen Z voters. Most importantly it will tell us if Trumpism is still on the ascent.
DO NOT allow DCCC or Democratic Establishment to hack our primaries
Never decide on a candidate based on DCCC directives. Firstly, they have no insight into who’s more likely to win any district as they have a failing record nationally and statewide.
Houston Parents & Activists stopped board: No to charter schools (VIDEO)
Houston parents & activists stopped the school board from making them charter schools. Pressure from a united constituency can force politicians to do what is right.
Battleground Texas
Republican pros think Cruz is losing to Beto. VOTE! We can do it!
Here is the reality, if Texans continue to vote in the numbers they voted in the early primaries, then Beto will be the next Texas senator.
Entertainment
Aretha Franklin, you will be missed but you left us this (VIDEO)
Aretha Franklin is dead but she lives on in the manner most of us knew her. And as such, she lives on and will live on forever.
Anthony Bourdain, Chef, Travel Host and Author, Is Dead at 61 – The New York Times
Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef extraordinaire committed suicide in Paris. He will be missed for both his cooking and his insight.
Egberto On TV
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I was a guest on HuffPost Live Today Discussing 4 Front Page Topics (VIDEO)
I was a guest on HuffPost Live today. We were discussing 4 articles they emailed us before the show. Sound Off On Debates The Community sounds off with Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on Obama’s explanation of his debate performance and how a Pro-Life Congressman asked his mistress to get an abortion. Originally aired on October 10, 2012 […]
Egberto’s Published Articles
Is Net Neutrality Really Necessary? You’re Damn Right!
by Egberto Willies and Keyan Bliss (Originally Published at Common Dreams) Three weeks after Christmas, the American judiciary gave telecommunications corporations a huge present. On January 14 a federal appeals court decided to weaken the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Internet Neutrality policy by striking down the rules it adopted in 2010 to regulate Internet service […]
Egberto Willies: Wendy Davis’ life story provides empathy necessary to be governor – Kingwood Observer
It seems like I chose just about the right time to write an article on Wendy Davis. She finds herself under attack not only by the entire Right Wing establishment, but from the traditional media as well. She happens to be the story to balance the myriad of bad acts by Republicans. There is a […]