Archives for 2012

2011-10-15 The Economics of Occupy Wall Street, Part I: The Glass-Steagall Act | WL Central

February 5, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. 2011-10-15 The Economics of Occupy Wall Street, Part I: The Glass-Steagall Act "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the […]

Join Egberto Willies On “Politics Done Right” At 1PM EST Sat Feb 4th. Meet the visionaries and candidates.

February 4, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. POLITICS DONE RIGHT with Egberto Willies Sat. Feb. 4th at 1 pm ET, 10 am PT CLICK HERE to listen live, or call (646) 929-2495 to add your voice to our show. 1. Conversation with Eric Byler, President of Coffee Party. 2. Callers on any topic. My Book: […]

Stace Medellin Featured Speaker At Kingwood Area Democrats on Hispanic Voting, Redistricting, & Voter ID Law

February 2, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. Stace Medellin, a Kingwood Area Democrat was the featured speaker at the Kingwood Area Democrats’ monthly meeting. He covered the current redistricting fiasco, explaining in detail what is going on as well as the current state of the negotiations. Stace said there were multi track discussions. Specifically, some or […]

RIP – Mike Kelley Houston TX LGBT Activist, Historian, Programmer, Quilter, Brother, Son

February 2, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. RIP – Mike Kelley Posted on January 28, 2012 Mike Kelley, LGBT Activist and Historian, Programmer, Quilter, beloved brother, son and friend, died peacefully Friday morning, January 20th, at Odyssey Hospice in The Heights. Mike was born October 11, 1951 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He studied theatre at Emerson […]

Susan G Komen For The Cure Foundation Funding Cut To Plan Parenthood A Travesty

February 1, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. The Susan G Komen Foundation For The Cure funding cut to Plan Parenthood is a travesty. This is politics that materially affects our low income women. These funds were used to provide women with breast exams. It is presumed that the funds were cut under political pressure because Planned […]

Mitt Romney Says: I am not concerned about the poor! Teleprompter Mitt?

February 1, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. The GOP likes to talk about President Obama’s use of the teleprompter. We all know the president is a great speaker with or without the teleprompter. Both Newt and Mitt show otherwise. Sadly, teleprompters are not viable for interviews and Mitt Romney continues being a gaffe machine. Then again, […]

Don Cornelius Commits Suicide With Gunshot To The Torso [Updated]

February 1, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. I cannot but wonder what lead Don Cornelius to commit suicide. Was he sick and did not want to take it anymore? Was he depressed? When someone with his success commits suicide it does make you wonder. It is interesting but Don Cornelius’ program was even watched in Panama […]

American people won’t get fair shot until we have government by & for all — not bought & paid for by corporations

January 30, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. It’s no wonder Americans are losing faith in our political system.. Citizens United lets big corporations spend unlimited amounts of money — in secret and without accountability — so politicians answer to them instead of voters. We’ve lost our way when corporations are people, money is free speech, and […]

AFL-CIO Endorses Diane Trautman for Primary

January 30, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2012 Contact: Diane Trautman, 713-417-4235 Trautman Receives Labor Endorsement in Primary Race for HCDE Board Trustee Houston, TX. – Dr. Diane Trautman is proud to announce that she has received the endorsement of the Harris County AFL-CIO in her 2012 contested […]

Occupy Kingwood – A Sustainable Form Of The Occupy Movement (2012-01-28)

January 29, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. We are now at six weeks and Occupy Kingwood is still going strong. We will continue to do this weekly to keep awareness on the issues affecting middle class Americans. We want our community to be aware that we understand the plight of most of them as they keep […]