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Conservative Business Interests Battle Trump Administration On Trade

The Kings of Coal are not happy with The Trump White House. The fraternal heads of Koch Industries want to trade freely with America's neighbors and allies, and now Donald Trump is making that difficult to do. According to Time, the Kochs are backing this multi-million dollar campaign to promote free trade and oppose tariffs. https://youtu.be/DZ4DYVelyyw Freedom Partners is the organization that coordinates …

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Civil Liberties Mean The World To People Who Have None

The American Civil Liberties Union claims to have uncovered tens of thousands of pages of evidence documenting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials physically, sexually, and verbally abusing children. According to the ACLU, the majority of these children are asylum seekers fleeing violence in Mexico and Central America. Some are teenage mothers. Some are escaping gang violence. Some are in need of …

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The Healthy Choice: Kim Olson for Texas Agriculture Commissioner

The economic impact of the food and fiber sector in Texas totals more than $100 billion annually. Ag is big business in the Lone Star State; therefore, the Texas Agriculture Commissioner is an important decision maker and public official. According to the Texas Tribune, Sid Miller’s first term as Agriculture Commissioner has been marked by numerous high-profile controversies that cost him the support of some key …

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#ThrowbackThursday: DDB’s Ads Kept President Johnson in The White House

Fear sells and right now Americans fear their shadows. Some fear the government, while others fear another civil war. Parents from coast to coast fear for the lives of their children every time they attend public school, church, or enter a movie theater. All this fear-based negativity is a disgusting and deeply unAmerican trend. To reverse the river, it may require the Democratic Party to relearn the basics of …

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Lupe Valdez for Governor of Texas

Following Tuesday's run-off election, former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez is now the Democratic Party's nominee for Governor of Texas. She has an incredible story. Her rise to political prominence is not the same route that the long line of white male Texans took to the office. https://youtu.be/3yl-h6lZBMU To become the political leader of the Lone Star State, Valdez will need to beat Republican …

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See Georgia’s Right-Wing Gubernatorial Wannabes Clamor for the Racist Vote

Now that Donald Trump has successfully eliminated decency and honor from the public arena, plenty of political observers are asking, "Where do we go from here?" You might think that there is nowhere to go but up, but you'd be wrong, for many of the nation's political players have descended into madness. Mother Jones reports that the Republican candidates seeking the governor's office in Georgia, are taking the …

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Are You Ready To Use Self-Deprecating Humor To Your Political Advantage?

Gerald Daugherty* is a Travis County, Texas Commissioner. He represents the people of the 3rd precinct, where my wife and I reside. Austin, the state's capital city, is located in Travis County. Thanks to an award-winning idea from Austin firm, KC Strategies, Daugherty was re-elected in 2016 and his campaign commercial was viewed by constituents and advertising observers from around the …

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Hunters Hunt; Meanwhile, Gun Lobbyists Squawk Their Brittle Beaks

YETI is an Austin-based outdoor gear company that makes high-end coolers, which are primarily used for hunting and fishing. Recently, the company took aim at its own outdated discounting programs, only to receive incoming fire from The NRA and its members. According to the Austin American-Stateman, YETI notified the NRA Foundation, as well as a number of other organizations, that they were eliminating a group of …

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