Final State Budget Vote Coming Up Today – Call your Legislators! State senators and state representatives will vote today on a final budget proposal (House Bill 1) that will cut BILLIONS of dollars to public schools, college financial aid, hospitals, public safety and critical state jobs.  At least $6 billion will be left unspent in […]

The body is a complicated machine. Many who concentrate on one are two metrics without trying to figure out exactly how they relate to other functions of the body can create false medicine. Case in point is the use of drugs that take advantage of the known observation that those with high HDL cholesterol suffer […]

by Former Senator Fritz Hollings "A veteran returning from Korea went to college on the GI Bill, bought his house with an FHA loan, saw his kids born in a VA hospital, started a business with an SBA loan, got electricity from TVA and, later, water from an EPA project.  His parents, living on Social […]

Democrat Kathy Hochul defeated Republican Jane Corwin in a special election in a very Republican district in New York that was fought specifically on Paul Ryan’s Medicare killing bill. What is sad is if a Republican had knocked off a Democrat in a very heavily Democratic district, it would be rolling throughout the day on […]

This is a sad commentary but must go viral. It illustrates what Republicans really think about the middle class. They enjoy attacking programs that provide the middle class with a humane safety net whose purposes is to correct the aberrations that can occur in capitalism. The GOP simply does not get it. They believe there […]

The Kingwood Area Democrats Welcomes Houston Mayor Annise Parker Come enjoy an evening of refreshments and dialog with Mayor Annise Parker. Do not miss your opportunity to engage and have your questions answered. Date: June 1st, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Lone Star College Kingwood Classroom Bldg. A (CLA), Teaching Theater 20000 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, […]

During the healthcare debate in 2009 the Republicans successfully had seniors believing the new law would kill grandma or throw grandma off the bus. They said the law had death panels and would take control away from your doctor. Of course none of that was true. Interesting enough, Paul Ryan’s new budget proposal would do […]

The Kingwood Area Democrats participated in a fund drive for KPFT FM 90.1, Pacifica Houston TX. This is a Progressive radio station with a history of supporting the causes of all Americans. It is a station that was bombed by the KKK and even recently has been shot through windows by presumed Right Wing sympathizers. […]

Kingwood Area Democrats and several other Progressive and Democratic organizations participated in the rally at the opening of the King Street Patriots new headquarters on May 16th, 2011. The event was attended by Texas Governor Rick Perry and House Representative Ted Poe. They entered the event undetected. This is the group that is responsible for […]

Excellent article by Annabel Park And Eric Byler, founders of the Coffee Party movement. They’ve hit the nail on the head. The reality is that given that we currently have the media not only virtually under the complete control of a few corporations but also under control of a point of view that ensures all […]