I have some exciting news to share. Progress Texas has hired a Research and Policy Director. Phillip Martin was chosen after an extensive national search and will be a critical part of our team as we continue to expand our operations across Texas. Born and raised in Austin, Phillip started working in politics in 2003. […]
Archives for October 2011
New Rendition And Lyrics Of The Song “At Last” In Support Occupy Wallstreet–Occupy Together
I listened to the song with the new lyrics and got goose bumps. I can’t help but feel that we are at the cusp of the awakening most of us activists have been working and hoping for. Again I will admit that I was hesitant in supporting this movement but after speaking directly with many […]
Jobs Vs Tea Party Based Republican Economics–A Must Read
Today is President Obama’s 1000th day in office. Likewise today is the 1000th day of right-wing pundits and Republican politicians rooting for him to fail. Later this week, the Senate will likely vote on a part of the President’s American Jobs Act to put more of our teachers, firefighters, and cops back on the job. […]
One MILLION Corporate-funded King Street Patriots
Remember these headlines? SOME HARRIS COUNTY EARLY VOTERS UPSET BY POLL WATCHERS: COMPLAINTS COMING MAINLY FROM MINORITY PRECINCTS – HOUSTON CHRONICLE KING STREET “PATRIOTS” VOTER INTIMIDATION CONTINUES AT POLLING STATIONS AROUND HOUSTON – HOUSTON PRESS JUSTICE DEPT. DEPLOYING HUNDREDS TO MONITOR POLLS – CBS NEWS Those headlines were the result of a fairly small number […]
Cody Pogue Run For District 127 Announced In The Kingwood Observer (2011-10-12)
Occupy Houston–Interviews After Silent March In Tranquility Park
On October 15th, 2011 I conducted a few interviews with some of the Occupy Houston protest participants. One of the interviews made the cut on CNN. I’ve included all the other interviews below as well. The protestors dispelled the notion that they did not have specific issues they were protesting against or that they were […]
Join Egberto Willies for “POLITICS DONE RIGHT” Sat. October 15th, 1 pm ET, 12 pm CT
Do you want to be heard? Do you want to be part of what is going on in America? Do you need to get something off your chest? Call into POLITICS DONE RIGHT (646) 929-2495 and/or listen in from 12 noon to 2 PM central (1 pm to 3 pm eastern) TODAY Saturday October 15th. […]
Coffee Party USA (CP) & Occupy Wall Street Synergies Exist–Says CP Founder Annabel Park
Coffee Party Founder and President Annabel Park was interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor staff writer Mark Trumbull. Annabel explained the synergies between the Occupy Wall Street movement and Coffee Party USA. Coffee Party USA itself is having a large rally at the Capitol in Washington DC on October 29th, 2011 titled Enough Is Enough […]
Medicare Part D
Prescription drugs is one of the most expensive part of todays healthcare. Luckily many have medicare part d. This is an insurance policy that is approved by Medicare but provided by private companies. This was a necessary law that provided help to those who had to have it. There are several ways to get Medicare […]
EVIDENCE CLEAR: Republican politicians would rather see the President fail than put Americans back to work.
Senate Republican Leader McConnell said it’s "ridiculous" to suggest that Republicans are rooting against the economy just to hurt the President politically. But the evidence over the 1000 days of Obama’s presidency clearly shows otherwise. Republican leaders said they want the President to fail: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: "The single most important thing we […]