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Midday Open Thread – Last Week’s Events Worth Noting (VIDEO)

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Midday Open Thread President Obama’s words to the nation after receiving notice of Nelson Mandela’s death resonate with us all. Many of us who went to college in the 80’s were at the forefront of the divestiture movement. For many it was first foray into not only domestic politics but international politics and social justice. […]

6 Things Needed To Boost Labor And Wages (VIDEO)

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Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, summarizes the 6 things that are needed to boost American labor and to increase wages. He does this in just over two and have managed to do so in a more concise manner than all the nonsense presented on the business channels. It is acknowledged that […]

Bill Maher: Ronald Reagan No Different Than Today’s Tea Party (VIDEO)

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Ronald Reagan was Tea Party? Bill Maher started his New Rule with a quote from a Bob Dole interview. Dole said the Republican Party had become a party of idea free ideologues who obstructed too much. He also stated that Ronald Reagan himself could not have made it as a Republican. Bill Maher took exception […]

Wealthy Purposefully Forcing High Unemployment To Maximize Their Profits

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Current Economic Policy has failed given its inability to connect the large pool of skilled unemployed Americans to all the work needed to rebuild the country. After all, the country, from coast to coast is filled with dilapidated bridges, roads, water mains, pipelines, & airports that need repairing and rebuilding. The country’s children need more […]

This Is How Political Change Achieved–Real Citizen Involvement

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I was honored to be invited by Curt Gibby to speak at the “Third Saturday Seminar 2012-2013, Return of the Elders, Unleash your Wisdom”, a group that meets monthly to discuss our current politics. Before speaking, Curt had a well prepared PowerPoint of all the major local, national, and international events of interest. I was […]

Obama Falling Into Trap Again–It’s Not The Debt–New Occupy Movement Needed

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Middle Class and Poor America must be climbing the walls. President Obama ran a middle class centric campaign and won handedly. He not only won the election but he added to the Senate and the House.  Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s policies were soundly rejected. President Obama’s 2nd Inaugural Speech gave the impression that he […]

Coffee Party Radio: Politics Done Right w/Egberto Willies–Does America Need A Hugo Chavez Sat 12–2PM CST

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Politics Done Right with Egberto Willies Saturday 12:00 Noon Central/1:00 PM Eastern Call In, talk and/or Listen: (646) 929-2495 Listen On Computer/Smartphone Live/Podcast: HERE  This week’s show Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday. I did an iReport for CNN and wrote the blog post “Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Dead: Hero Of The Poor And Middle Class In […]

The Annihilation Of A Dangerous Dysfunctional Republican Party To Save America?

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It is not generally said verbally by the leaders in the Obama administration. It is not generally mentioned overtly on the television though fairly smart commentators on both sides of the aisle have understood it from the time the President gave his 2012 acceptance speech, his inaugural speech, and his State Of The Union Speech. […]