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Congressman Bobby Rush Wears Gives Speech On Floor Of Congress With Hoodie On. He’s Reprimanded

March 28, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Bobby Rush, Democratic Congressman from Illinois goes on the floor of Congress, takes off his jacket and sports a hoodie. The moment is dramatic. The intent is to not judge a book by its cover. Today at the gym I got really upset at one of my friends as he was easily swayed by pictures […]

Filed Under: General

Tell AT&T: Commit to Net Neutrality

March 28, 2012 By Egberto Willies

I’m a Free Press activist and software developer who made a mobile app that puts fortune cookie fortunes in your pocket. While you and I may use the Internet for different things, you probably share my belief that we should all have a right to connect with everything and everyone online. That right is under […]

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Demystifying the Mandate–Educate from the facts and not the Right Wing

March 27, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Demystifying the Mandate Today, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on the health care law’s “individual mandate,” which is really just a free-rider fee that doesn’t apply to you if you already have health insurance…and an idea Republicans supported until President Obama came along. It’s just a fee for free riders so everyone takes […]

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Your tipsheet On Obamacare–SHARE EVERYWHERE

March 26, 2012 By Egberto Willies

  Friend — Yesterday was the second anniversary of health care reform, or Obamacare, which is under threat of repeal by each of the GOP candidates. Mitt Romney said he’d "kill it dead." So each tip this week focuses on how this landmark reform is working to help people — from young people to seniors […]

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Obamacare works for women. Get the facts and not the lies and rhetoric

March 26, 2012 By Egberto Willies

As we mark the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, a new report showing women still pay more than men for the same health insurance underscores the critical need for the law. Women want control over their health care. Don’t let politicians put insurance companies back in charge. All of us — men and […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: War On Women

I was Trayvon Martin the day I came to America

March 24, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Martin’s Trayvon Martin’s murder by racist security guard George Zimmerman illustrates the dangers of racial profiling.urder by racist security guard George Zimmerman illustrates the dangers of racial profiling.

Filed Under: Essays On Race, General Tagged With: George Zimmerman, murder, Trayvon Martin

Geraldo Rivera’s–Black & Latino Kids Must Not Use Hoodies – Trayvon Martin Murder (VIDEO)

March 23, 2012 By Egberto Willies

What has happened to Geraldo Rivera. There was a time he was an intelligent journalist. It seems every serious reporter that migrates to Fox News ultimately must sell their souls and their minds. Geraldo in the video tells parents to tell their Black or Latino kids not to leave the house with hoodies. Is he […]

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Faces Behind the Statistics–Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Works #HealthCareWorks

March 23, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Faces Behind the Statistics Americans from all walks of life — working moms and dads, college students, seniors, business owners, and nurses — are sharing their stories about what the health care law means to them. As we mark the Affordable Care Act‘s two year anniversary, here are stories to remind all Americans that real […]

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Republican Paul Ryan Budget will cost 4 Million jobs, Kill Medicare, and gut Social Security

March 22, 2012 By Egberto Willies

1.     THE SERIOUS, RESPONSIBLE "ADULT IN THE ROOM" These politicians aren’t serious about deficits. The Republican budget would actually INCREASE the deficit. It’s no wonder the experts say it’s "grossly irresponsible" and "all smoke and mirrors." Putting our nation on the path to end all federal law enforcement, border patrol, and protection of our food […]

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Freedom Riders 2012–A Project By A Friend Worth Supporting

March 22, 2012 By Egberto Willies

To understand why I chose Freedom Riders 2012 as my first full length documentary you have to know the way I was raised by my mother, Rita. She believed in never baptizing me, but for me to choose my own religion as I got older. I had to do a lot of self-discovery. My adoptive […]

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