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Redefine Real Worth–Save America

23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang is a book that provides an excellent description of the economic system we call Capitalism. While the name may imply that the author may not be pro capitalism, that could not be further from the truth.

The fact is that Mr. Chang simply takes an honest look at Capitalism and details many of its flaws that cannot be mitigated from Capitalism proper. He shows many of the defects that many on the Right choose to ignore.

His honest discussion should be used for those who understand that only the government can be the damping effect that Capitalism requires to prevent it from falling under its own weight.

This is a must read for those discussing policy with their knowledgeable neighbors.

Twinkie, Deconstructed

A pop-science journey into the surprising ingredients found in dozens of common processed foods, using the Twinkie label as a guide

Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he often reads the ingredients label—without a clue as to what most of it means. So, when his young daughter asked, “Daddy, what’s polysorbate 60?” while eating ice cream bars at the beach on a hot summer day, he was at a loss—and determined to find out.

In this fascinating exploration into the curious world of packaged foods, Twinkie, Deconstructed takes us from phosphate mines in Idaho to corn fields in Iowa, from gypsum mines in Oklahoma to oil fields in China, to demystify some of America’s most common processed food ingredients—where they come from, how they are made, how they are used—and why. Beginning at the source (hint: they’re often more closely linked to rocks and petroleum than any of the four food groups), Ettlinger reveals how each Twinkie ingredient goes through the process of being crushed, baked, fermented, refined, and/or reacted into a totally unrecognizable goo or powder with a strange name—all for the sake of creating a simple snack cake.

An insightful, entertaining exploration of modern food industry, if you’ve ever wondered what you’re eating when you consume foods containing mono and diglycerides or calcium sulfate (the latter, a food-grade equivalent of plaster of Paris), this book is for you.

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I was at one of my Democratic meetings at the Harris County Democratic Headquarters discussing messaging. One of the members of the messaging team told me that I needed to read the book “The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation” by Drew Westen. I immediately pulled out my Motorola Xoom and purchased it.

This was one of the most insightful reads I had. The book is a blueprint not only for the Democratic Party but for anyone who has to truthfully convince other people to support policies that are best for them. In our current discourse I am amazed at how many people are easily convinced by those on the right to support policies that negatively affect them.

Based on the analysis provided by Drew Westin, it is all about the narrative and how it is expressed relative to those who one is attempting to convince. He provides actual examples from successful Democrats and unsuccessful Democrats as well as from Republicans that were successful in winning even as their policies did damage to Americans.

This book is a must read for both Democrats and Republicans. Its analytic approach to the human psyche in an easy to read fashion is invaluable.

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Kingwood Observer Article (2011-11-23) Mitt Romney: Middle-class Path To Indentured Servitude

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Kingwood Observer Article (2011-11-02) Teachers: The Bastion and Backbone of a Striving America

 

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I wrote this article to detail the amazing experience I had in Washington DC as well as to implore my fellow Americans to get active lest we lose this democracy to a well organized Plutocracy that has been very effective in misleading a plurality of Americans. There is a lot happening around the country that we must all be attuned to.

The Occupy Wall Street movement seem to be coalescing into a real grass roots movement. It has spread nation wide. My two young co-host on “Politics Done Right” Andy Meyer and Evan Carroll are part of the Occupy Houston organizing team. I will be back in Washington for the Enough Is Enough Citizens Intervention Rally at the end of the month. I hope some of you reading this will consider flying up there as well. Just imagine instead of one person going to Ted Poe’s office in DC we get 20 or 30 directly from the community. Use some of those frequent flier miles for a good cause.

Whether you go to the rally in DC or your go downtown to the Occupy Houston camp, do something. (BTW, take them some food or donate online to keep them stocked. They are the current front line.) If you know and feel that something needs to be done but you can’t figure out how you can make a difference, drop me an email by clicking on the email button on the top of the site or message me on Facebook. If you do the Twitter thing, follow me. I have quite a few suggestions. Remember we can all make a difference and you want to be on the right side of history.

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Kingwood Observer Article (2011-10-19) We have to Demand The American Dream

 

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I have already gotten a lot of response from this article. Some folks have called me a socialist, some a fascist (though they are mutually exclusive) and every name in between. The reality is that we, Americans must learn to feel better about ourselves and vote and act accordingly.

We have been taught to have a slave mentality by corporate America. We are made to believe that somehow those that control capital are worth more than those who make the society run. Our teachers, our scientists, our doctors, our engineers, our sanitation workers make society run. The manipulators of capital do not. Yes the system favors them and it is for that reason that business schools are bursting at the seams even as the academic fortitude of said degrees are nowhere as rigorous as the sciences or the education departments.

Americans must wake up and ensure that they take what they are worth out of the American pie and not allow a mind in chains controlled by the manipulators of capital to prevail. The reason I wrote the book “As I See It: Class Warfare The Only Resort To Right Wing Doom” is to dispel the brainwashing we have endured. I believe in capitalism as a tool for humanity, not an ideology or god. It is manmade and like any manmade procedure must be adjusted to fulfill man’s needs. Absent that we get the America of today. We get Class Warfare where the working class are nothing but indentured servants and commodities to those who hoard capital.

Many regular Americans will be travelling to Washington DC on October 29th, 2011 where the advocacy group Coffee Party USA will be conducting a peaceful rally called Enough Is Enough Citizens Intervention. I will be there.

Why don’t you come with us to assert that we are in fact the government. Visit the site www.citizensintervention.com and sign up to attend or to learn how you can make October 29th special in your area. We have got to start somewhere.

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Kingwood Observer Article (2011-09-28) American Jobs Act Is Just A Start

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 Reviews

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In the interest of full disclosure let me first state that I know Egberto Willies. Egberto Willies is a friend of mine
; there is no counterpart to his honest intellect and his uses of fact to refute the misdirections, obfuscations and distortions of the far right.  In a time when it has become popular to espouse a factually bereft point of view we are now in possession of the perfect antidote to counter the assertions of the willfully ignorant.

As I see It is a succinct, factual, well researched assessment of the socio-political abyss in which this country finds itself and exactly how we got there.  Time after time Egberto uses republicans’ own policies and absence to expose the complete falsehood that lies at the core of their “conservative principles”.  From their stunning lapses of their claimed superior morality to the genesis and continuation of that most odious of financial terms, “Reaganomics”, Egberto takes the reader through an exercise of understanding the errors of Republicanism not only from the American perspective but also from his broader perspective that he had the opportunity to observe while growing up in his native Panama.

While the irrefutable facts contained will be sobering to the neocon they will serve as an affirming alarm that we have to change the course in this country before we take a header off the precipice and become yet another banana republic that offered great promise.

Terry Broussard – Author of Genesis of a Mud Warrior ISBN: 0976274914

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I ordered your book through Barns & Noble, and finished it in one sitting.  Egberto, your book keyed in on a lot of key points and really did a great job of honing those
points. I am really surprised how well you were able to keep the fluff (emotions) out and just stay focused on the point(s).

I was in the Gym on the bike and they tend to have the LIE MACHINE on and I was listening to a debate between a repub and a dem and the repub espoused the idea that our Manufacturing jobs are going overseas because we are not competitive with those markets in China, etc. However, his opponent failed to point-out the language he was using.

Somehow people failed to realize that America at one time had a very strong manufacturing base with many skilled workers. So when a repub uses the (competitive word) he or she really means that Americas have to be paid lower wages and ultimately dumb down there skill levels so they can make more money for the wealthy at the expense of the America workers. ( No concern about America ).

Somehow this is missed by the average person and the dems. So I do believe and hope your book will assist the dems and the misinformed to comprehend what is really going on with the words and misinformation being promulgated by the ignorant lie machine and their cohorts.

Valentino Atkins

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Additional reviews at http://amzn.to/dt72c7

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Events

Live Appearance on KPFT FM Radio 90.1 Discussing Class Warfare & Politics

I was guest on KPFT FM Radio 90.1 December 11th, 2011 between 9:30 PM until 11:00 PM CST on the show Self Determination. We discussed my book “As I See It: Class Warfare The Only Resort To Right Wing Doom” as well as today’s politics.

I appeared on Obidike Kamau and Akua Fayette’s program Self-Determination. It was a fun experience.Listen at this blog post.

Tampa Florida KMNF 88.5 FM Book Interview (2011-08-28)

This morning I was interviewed on Tampa Florida Radio Station 88.5 FM on the program Revolution Time featuring host Mabíli Ajaní Oguniyí. Many calls came in with some insightful concerns. The interview was multifaceted and covered not only my book but many of todays realities.

CLICK HERE to listen to the podcast.

Spotlighted in Kingwood Observer (2011-04-06)

Book Mentioned in KHOU Story At Houston City Hall Rally  (2011-03-16)

Interview With The Tribune About The Book (2011-03-02)

University of Texas Alcalde Magazine(2011-01-01)

My Book “As I See It: Class Warfare The Only Resort To Right Wing Doom” is featured in the Book section of the University Of Texas Alcalde Magazine January/February issue.

Top Houston Political Bloggers Holiday(2010-12-13)

From Left: Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Egberto Willies, Councilwoman Melissa Noriega

Houston Mayor Annise Parker stopped by the “Top Houston Political Blogger Holiday Happy Hour” on Monday December13th, 2010. In attendance as well was City Council At-Large Position 3 Melissa Noriega.

Book Discussion & Book Signing At Kingwood Area Democrats Meeting (2010-10-06)

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Book Signing Event For A Few Houston Authors (2010-11-20)

Published In Local Newspapers

• http://bit.ly/eJiik8 – Supply Side Economics Unpatriotic
• http://bit.ly/gTehsZ - Alternate Reality?
• http://bit.ly/gpE9Mw – Real Civics 101
• http://bit.ly/axl0ba – Bloodless Coup D’etat
• http://bit.ly/bLw5AE – Willful Ignorance
• http://bit.ly/9uIRdM – Make Gulf State Politicians Ask For Big Government Help
• http://bit.ly/bPJ07S – Acceptance of FoxNews & Right Wing Misinformation Will Destroy us
• http://bit.ly/c2AyDL – Rick Perry Denying Those Who Need It The Most Healthcare Insurance
• http://bit.ly/a9LQsl – Silent Majority Reborn – My Letter To The Editor Of My Local Paper
• http://bit.ly/ohPL03 – Nobel Prize
• http://bit.ly/piy7lq – We need solutions
• http://bit.ly/q9C4kP – Health care reform is a must
• http://bit.ly/cMP4d7 – Healthcare Reform – Wealthy & Rich Must Pay Fair Share
• http://bit.ly/9Xk1DD – Healthcare Reform Would Be A Done Deal If We Stick To The Facts

Mentioned In Media

• http://bit.ly/tphwCK – iReporters’ take on CNN GOP national security debate
• http://bit.ly/vBbLpp – In hard times, Americans still thankful–CNN.com
• http://bit.ly/t6Dykk – CNN Airs Kingwood High School Beloved Teacher Being Serenaded By Students
• http://bit.ly/rVKSS1 – Kingwood area democrats call for civility – Monday, November 07, 2011 – Copyright 2007 Ourtribune.com
• http://bit.ly/s7g3k4 – Houston Chronicle Covers My Radio Show “Politics Done Right” At #OccupyHouston Rally
• http://bit.ly/oAVell – CNN quoted my statements on OccupyDC
• http://bit.ly/rW1OKD – Texas Rep Ted Poe Office Met By Protest From His Constituents Over Debt Ceiling
• http://bit.ly/aQefjq – Diverse backgrounds color health care views in ways you may not expect
• http://bit.ly/aFheT4 – CNN.com – Interviews give veterans a voice, iReporters a cause
• http://bit.ly/anf7M1 – CNN iReport On Michael Jackson Got Quoted In Rolling Stone Magazine
• http://bit.ly/9OsbY5 – CNN.com – Sotomayor nomination: Is it about ethnicity?

Tea Party Interviews

• http://bit.ly/bXKBnK – Tea Party In Houston, TX (Interview With Unemployed Veteran)
• http://bit.ly/clVBTY – Tea Party In Houston, TX (Interview w/Attendee on Healthcare Reform)
• http://bit.ly/9mg4Iy – Paul Rodriguez – A veterans challenge back to his home life
• http://bit.ly/bvs9ZX – Tea Party In Houston, TX (Interview With Daniel Boone Descendants)