Our political rebirth to rebuild the sanity of this country has begun. I know that because I have interviewed over 100 politicians, power movers, activists, and everyday people over the last few weeks
This has been an unusually busy summer, even by the standards of Politics Done Right and Egberto Off The Record. Over the past several weeks, I attended the Netroots Nation Conference 2026 in Chicago, the Harris County Democratic Convention in Houston, the Texas Democratic Party Convention in Corpus Christi, and several political club events. During that time, I interviewed more than 100 national, state, and local politicians, candidates, organizers, and activists.
That volume of work is possible only because a small independent journalist learns to wear nearly every hat. I conduct the interviews, process the video, research the issues, write the newsletter articles and blog posts, maintain the websites, troubleshoot the technology, host the radio and online programs, and manage the distribution. New media tools and a more streamlined workflow have made that work more efficient, even if the schedule still allows far too little sleep. But efficiency alone cannot sustain an operation of this scope. More on that shortly.
I am still processing most of those 100-plus interviews while continuing to produce daily videos and commentary about current events. I am prioritizing Texas candidates and lesser-known political figures in other states who receive little or no meaningful coverage from corporate media.
That work involves much more than uploading a video. Each interview creates an opportunity to document what a candidate believes, explain the issues that define the campaign, and give voters information that does not come exclusively from a campaign website or a paid advertisement. Written articles, summaries, analyses, and searchable pages also help these candidates become more visible online. That strengthens their search presence while giving constituents an independent source they can use to understand who is asking for their vote and what that person intends to do with public power.
Corporate media routinely overlook candidates who lack celebrity, wealth, institutional backing, or access to influential gatekeepers. Yet many of these lesser-known candidates have committed their time, energy, reputations, and personal financial resources to public service. They are running because they understand how close the country has moved toward an authoritarian, oligarchic, and economically destructive future. They are doing their part to pull the country back from that abyss. I am committed to doing mine, just as I know many readers, listeners, viewers, and supporters are committed to doing theirs.
Independent media has become essential because the traditional information system is failing the public. Major networks and cable outlets increasingly answer to corporate owners, wealthy investors, political pressure, ratings demands, and access-driven journalism. Technology platforms also control how millions of people encounter news. A change in an algorithm can reduce the visibility of independent journalism overnight, often without explanation, transparency, or appeal.
TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, YouTube, and other platforms now wield extraordinary power over what spreads, what disappears, and what the public repeatedly sees. That does not mean every platform change reflects a coordinated political scheme. It does mean the infrastructure of public information remains dangerously concentrated in the hands of a few corporations and billionaires.
I have been closely watching the kinds of political content these platforms promote, suppress, or bury. The current environment often rewards distraction, outrage, entertainment, and passivity more than sustained civic engagement. As elections approach, independent publishers must prepare for sudden changes in reach, visibility, and distribution. We cannot assume that the information voters need will continue to reach them simply because it reaches them today.
That is why I am developing strategies to strengthen direct communication through newsletters, websites, radio, video, and other channels that do not depend entirely on corporate algorithms. I will discuss those plans in greater detail on my radio and online programs in the coming weeks.
Right now, however, this work needs investment.
Politics Done Right and Egberto Off The Record do more than sit behind a microphone, screen, or keyboard and comment on the fight. We travel to the events. We interview the people doing the work. We document candidates whom the corporate media ignores. We research their records and ideas. We turn raw interviews into videos, articles, searchable information, and political education that can reach voters long after an event ends.
Financial support will help process and publish the remaining interviews, maintain the websites and production systems, strengthen direct distribution, cover future political events, and continue elevating candidates, organizers, and movements that powerful media institutions choose not to see.
Please subscribe to the newsletter or make a one-time contribution today. Your support does not merely fund content. It helps sustain an independent democratic infrastructure capable of informing people, amplifying ignored voices, and challenging the concentrated power that increasingly controls the public narrative.
Thank you, sincerely, for investing in this work.
This has been an unusually busy summer, even by the standards of Politics Done Right and Egberto Off The Record. Over the past several weeks, I attended the Netroots Nation Conference 2026 in Chicago, the Harris County Democratic Convention in Houston, the Texas Democratic Party Convention in Corpus Christi, and several political club events. During that time, I interviewed more than 100 national, state, and local politicians, candidates, organizers, and activists.
That volume of work is possible only because a small independent journalist learns to wear nearly every hat. I conduct the interviews, process the video, research the issues, write the newsletter articles and blog posts, maintain the websites, troubleshoot the technology, host the radio and online programs, and manage the distribution. New media tools and a more streamlined workflow have made that work more efficient, even if the schedule still allows far too little sleep. But efficiency alone cannot sustain an operation of this scope. More on that shortly.
I am still processing most of those 100-plus interviews while continuing to produce daily videos and commentary about current events. I am prioritizing Texas candidates and lesser-known political figures in other states who receive little or no meaningful coverage from corporate media.
That work involves much more than uploading a video. Each interview creates an opportunity to document what a candidate believes, explain the issues that define the campaign, and give voters information that does not come exclusively from a campaign website or a paid advertisement. Written articles, summaries, analyses, and searchable pages also help these candidates become more visible online. That strengthens their search presence while giving constituents an independent source they can use to understand who is asking for their vote and what that person intends to do with public power.
Corporate media routinely overlook candidates who lack celebrity, wealth, institutional backing, or access to influential gatekeepers. Yet many of these lesser-known candidates have committed their time, energy, reputations, and personal financial resources to public service. They are running because they understand how close the country has moved toward an authoritarian, oligarchic, and economically destructive future. They are doing their part to pull the country back from that abyss. I am committed to doing mine, just as I know many readers, listeners, viewers, and supporters are committed to doing theirs.
Independent media has become essential because the traditional information system is failing the public. Major networks and cable outlets increasingly answer to corporate owners, wealthy investors, political pressure, ratings demands, and access-driven journalism. Technology platforms also control how millions of people encounter news. A change in an algorithm can reduce the visibility of independent journalism overnight, often without explanation, transparency, or appeal.
TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, YouTube, and other platforms now wield extraordinary power over what spreads, what disappears, and what the public repeatedly sees. That does not mean every platform change reflects a coordinated political scheme. It does mean the infrastructure of public information remains dangerously concentrated in the hands of a few corporations and billionaires.
I have been closely watching the kinds of political content these platforms promote, suppress, or bury. The current environment often rewards distraction, outrage, entertainment, and passivity more than sustained civic engagement. As elections approach, independent publishers must prepare for sudden changes in reach, visibility, and distribution. We cannot assume that the information voters need will continue to reach them simply because it reaches them today.
That is why I am developing strategies to strengthen direct communication through newsletters, websites, radio, video, and other channels that do not depend entirely on corporate algorithms. I will discuss those plans in greater detail on my radio and online programs in the coming weeks.
Right now, however, this work needs investment.
Politics Done Right and Egberto Off The Record do more than sit behind a microphone, screen, or keyboard and comment on the fight. We travel to the events. We interview the people doing the work. We document candidates whom the corporate media ignores. We research their records and ideas. We turn raw interviews into videos, articles, searchable information, and political education that can reach voters long after an event ends.
Financial support will help process and publish the remaining interviews, maintain the websites and production systems, strengthen direct distribution, cover future political events, and continue elevating candidates, organizers, and movements that powerful media institutions choose not to see.
Please subscribe to the newsletter or make a one-time contribution today. Your support does not merely fund content. It helps sustain an independent democratic infrastructure capable of informing people, amplifying ignored voices, and challenging the concentrated power that increasingly controls the public narrative.
Thank you, sincerely, for investing in this work.
