US can learn from the world – 3…
During this coronavirus pandemic, it is easy to see that many other countries have responded more quickly and with better and more available testing and treatment than the US has. It is also easy to…
Money always talks, but it doesn’t always win.
Big money will be talking plenty between now and November 2020. How does it make us do what it wants, even going against our own self-interest? One of big money’s targets will be the “Prop…
Prop 13: PEOPLE can win against MONEY
“Tax The Rich” is an idea approved by more and more people across the political spectrum according to multiple polls taken in 2019. Right now we have a very real chance to move this popular…
Running Against Barbara Lee: 13 Surprises in a…
1. AN UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITY I had not planned to run for Congress at all, certainly not against Barbara Lee, arguably one of the most progressive longterm members of Congress. However, when we realized she would…
Ten Things I Learned from Hugo Chávez
I like to gather signs of hope that things really can change for the better in a major way. With that in mind, I keep the website venezuelanalysis.com as my browser’s home page. Years ago…
How did the Venezuelan economy get so messed…
Venezuela is facing significant difficulties, and one of the worst is the widespread misinformation spread by governments and media. Here is a list of 13 basics to help shed light on this complicated situation. There…
Why did both Obama and Trump sanction Venezuela?
This question has deep relevance. In my first BLOG after returning from the Alliance for Global Justice "End Venezuela Sanctions" delegation, my goal was to provide the most fundamental information possible about what we can…
What is really happening in Venezuela?
I just returned from 11 days in Venezuela, my sixth trip there since 2005. Plaza Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela Many people have asked me how they can understand what’s really happening in Venezuela based on…
Why I am going to Venezuela
Hope. That’s it, in one word. And there’s more! I am writing this because many people have been asking - and have been worried - about my planned trip to Venezuela. The political delegation -…
District 13’s Wish List for Congress
DISTRICT 13's WISH LIST FOR CONGRESS WHAT WE WANT: OUR DEMOCRACY IS IN PERIL Corporate money out of campaigning Endorsements of candidates Improve democracy and elections THE VERY BASICS WE NEED Improved and expanded Medicare…