In what was one of his best intros to the state of our COVID-19 pandemic, Chuck Todd all but called out the Right for their complicity.
General News
Fareed Zakaria fact checks pompous Right Winger spilling a Republican/Democratic false equivalence.
When one sees good journalism on mainstream media in real-time, it gives hope. @FareedZakaria did just that as he checked Niall Ferguson (@nfergus), making a false equivalence.
Joe Scarborough tells an inconvenient truth about the 2020 vote and Biden’s bipartisanship
Joe Scarborough’s claim that he does not understand GOP gaining seats and that Biden could run a bipartisan administration is naive.
COVID-19-afflicted movie star praises Medicare for All in Canada that saved his life.
The best ad is one that is based on reality. West Wing star, Richard Schiff, contracted COVID-19 in Canada and saw Medicare For All in action.
Joe Scarborough scorches GOP with a retort even Progressives agree with emphatically.
Joe Scarborough did not mince his words as he slammed his former Republican friends. There was a degree of honesty worth admiring.
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A Few Takes
Trump Effect: Man receives racist letter for black Santa decorations
I am impressed with how this community in Arkansas handled this. It gives one hope that there are enough good people to start driving the evil ones into irrelevancy.
Capitalist Competition Is Sabotaging the Race for a Vaccine | Common Dreams Views
Many times it is hard to explain why some economic models do not work for particular segments of our society. This makes it easy.
‘The Real Looting in America Is the Walton Family’: GAO Report Details How Taxpayers Subsidize Cruel Low Wages of Corporate Giants | Common Dreams News
This is shameful to the nth degree. We must find a way to make the average Americans see that this is by design.
Radio Shows: Politics Done Right
Professor explains flaws in Biden’s Latino outreach, Trump no FDR-Churchill, but a weak Mussolini
Dr. Manuel Pastor points out the flaws in Biden’s Latino outreach. Pundits discuss Trump vs Churchill/FDR or Mussolini and his profound weakness.
Infected White House, Trump COVID irresponsibility, RIP Medical Debt founder speaks.
Trump has been irresponsible from the inception of COVID and since being infected. RIP Medical Debt co-founder discusses debt in the COVID era.
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Columnists
Inequality Gone Viral: The Obscene Numbers
Something has to be done to heal the rupture in the sickened body of our nation. This legalized theft by the wealthy is not sustainable.
Free to pray, free to spray?
It’s a busy season at Trump’s Pardon Workshop. So many felonious enablers, so little time. Add to them MAGA loony-pants Raymond Deskins, 61, of Sterling, Va. …
Guest Bloggers
Why Capitalism Was Destined to Come Out on Top in the 2020 Election
No matter who “won” the U.S. election, what will not change is the capitalist organization of the country’s economy.
No Car, No Vote: “Emergency” Georgia Registration Roadblock
On Monday, Georgia’s Board of Elections issued a directive that allows county election supervisors to block new registrations of voters who do not have a car registered in Georgia. I kid you not.
Local News
Texas is governed by psychopaths, murderous thugs
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST: We continue to be led by politicians who are killing many of our loved ones. Local authorities must defy the murderous edicts from the state and the federal government. It must be humanity over capital at once. I try to be civil. But how does one stay civil when those […]
Judge Lina Hidalgo puts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the spot for COVID-19 response
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo all but called out Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a very diplomatic manner for his failed control of COVID-19 on ABC’s This Week.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Competence in a sea of willful incompetence. COVID-19 is not political.
Texas’ Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is the county’s top political executive. She has received but headwinds from the governor of Texas as she tries to keep the county safe from COVID-19. Lina Hidalgo a fresh dispatch from the old guard As COVID-19 was ravaging New York, Lina Hidalgo saw the writing on the wall. […]
Harris County Clerk Diane Trautman resigns effective May 31st, 2020.
Diane Trautman was a part of the Blue Wave that overtook Houston in 2018 for the most important job of Harris County Clerk. After a year and five months, Diane is resigning.
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Environment
When did Cheatgrass become a problem in the west?
Cheatgrass is an annual grass native to Europe and eastern Asia that European settlers brought to North America in the late 1800s as forage for grazing their livestock.
Is the invasive insect called the Emerald Ash Borer wreaking havoc in all US?
In a growing number of U.S. states, residents have been dealing with a different kind of quarantine that began back in the early 2000’s and continues on today.
People Making a difference
Keshia’s Story: Could save a KKK member from a mob but not her restaurant
Keshia is the activist who put her body between a mob and a KKK member who otherwise was going to get beaten to death. Sadly, she was unable to save her restaurant.
White woman’s response to black man who carjacked her at gunpoint a lesson for all.
This white woman’s response to a black man who hijacked her card should present the template for the empathy we should have across the board.
Sports
Texans Win. But why do it the hard way?
The Texans vs Bills game was exciting but it should have ended in regulation. Bill O’Brien is lucky to have stellar players.
Simone Biles named female athlete of the year | khou.com
Simone Biles continues to make Houston proud as she wins female athlete of the year. Congratulations! COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Gymnastics powerhouse Simone Biles has been named the 2019 Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year after another record-setting performance in competition this year. Biles topped a list of award-winners of the honors presented […]
Entertainment
Alex Trebek has died at age 80 | CTV News
Alex Trebek, the Canadian broadcaster who found fame in the United States as a game show host, has died at the age of 80.
Actresses Diahann Carroll, barrier breaker of the ’60s died at 84.
One of my favorite actresses, Diahann Carroll, died today. We actually got her program in Spanish while I was growing up in Panama.
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.
Battleground Texas
Support continues to build for Judge William ‘Bill’ McLeod
Judge McLeod turned around his office in two months. McLeod and his staff accomplished more in 2 months than his predecessor did in two years.
Netroots Nation
WFP National Director Maurice Mitchell discusses Progressives, centrism, and electability
The Working Families Party National Director, Maurice Mitchell, discussed centrism and electability in a manner all Americans must hear sooner rather than later.
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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.
Occupy Movement
Kingwood Women Create New Movement un-Occupy Women
un-Occupy Women VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Women in Kingwood Texas have started a new movement. The movement was started by Valerie Dunn after her frustration with the continuous attack on women’s rights. “I am simply tired of men thinking they can take control of a woman’s body” said Dunn. The movement is a breakoff […]
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.
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Egberto On TV
Egberto on CNN On President Obama’s Job Creation
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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 Mentioned In Media
Fact Check: Could — and would — the U.S. cut the Pentagon budget?
By Matt Smith, CNN February 24, 2010 — Updated 2004 GMT (0404 HKT) (CNN) — The Obama administration has called for a freeze on government programs other than defense and entitlements, but why should the Pentagon be excluded? That’s the position of CNN iReporters Egberto Willies and Adriana Maxwell, both of whom see […]
Members of HoustonPBS – Red, White and Blue Advisory Board
Red, White and Blue Advisory Board About the Red, White and Blue Advisory Board: As a partner with the communities it serves, the weekly political affairs program Red, White and Blue receives input from the Red, White and Blue Advisory Board comprised of volunteer representatives from the Greater Houston Area. These Panel members advise […]
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 […]
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