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Are you tired of turning on the TV, radio, or scanning your social media feed and finding Trump all over them? It is time to take away the mic from Donald Trump. There are several ways to do that. One is for the mainstream media to correct the errors of their way. They can take […]
The Trump Effect reaches Politics Done Right. Why would two callers need to call PDR for no other purpose but to call the host an N-Word.
It is 1:08 AM a I write this. Politics never sleep especially in these times. As such, we always have to stay a step ahead.
After every discovery of a “new” Trump deceit, the media starts with the administration’s obituary. Forget that. He is too good for the Plutocracy.
Marijuana legalization has always had its opponents—including the alcohol lobby, which wants to protect its monopoly on legal intoxicants, and the prison/industrial complex,
We will fix our schools when we realize that they are responsible for the well being of our most precious resource, our children.
Nancy Pelosi was elected once again as the Speaker of the House. This is the second time and she made it clear she was in command.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Reverend William Barber electrifies Netroots Nation 2014 Reverend William Barber visited Netroots Nation 2014 and provided an inspirational speech that electrified the entire room. Most importantly Reverend William Barber gave a history lesson on moral fusion movements. Reverend William Barber described the moral fusion movement in the context of the first and second reconstruction. He […]
Following are the pictures from Occupy Kingwood week 17. I was unable to attend because I had to attend the Senate District Convention. Luckily Dr Theis was kind enough to provide the pictures. My Books– Follow Me– Visit Me
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.
Many grassroots organizations have converged on Philadelphia, PA using the Democratic National Convention as the catalyst to organize for a better America.
Donald Trump’s modus operandi is that of illegality. He is reckless and capricious. He figures some of his illegal policies by shear volume will stick.
Pundits debated the optics of combining dance and politics, questioning whether Ocasio-Cortez’s gender has shaped our expectations of how she ought to behave.
Donald Trump has had the mic long enough. And the Main Stream Media made him lead the discourse. It’s time for the Independent Progressive media to take over – talk new economy.
No one person or group is going to turn any part of America Progressive. It is all about working together with an unabashedly Progressive message that speaks to the people
Representative Steve King (R-IA) has been stripped of his committee positions in the House of Representatives thanks to his recent racist statements. He’s getting off light. He should resign.
The Senate must say to William Barr. No man with his record has the moral or legal authority to be the chief law enforcement officer of the country.
Four Harris County Department of Education trustees cancelled the department’s contract with HillCo Partners.
The right to vote has never been a given, not in the past and not in a post–Shelby v. Holder world. It’s certainly not a given in the Houston region.
Here’s the state of the Houston community’s united front against the baby jail on Emancipation.
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 […]
Four Harris County Department of Education trustees cancelled the department’s contract with HillCo Partners.
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, celebrity chef extraordinaire committed suicide in Paris. He will be missed for both his cooking and his insight.
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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 […]
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 […]
