Dollar Democracy On Steroids: with Liberty and Justice for Some; How to Reclaim the Middle-Class Dream for All

Synopsis

Big Corporations and their super wealthy owners have bought many politicians through campaign donations and lobbying. These politicians vote to benefit their donors more than the people. They have outsourced our jobs; dismantled our public education and colleges; neglected our healthcare; destroyed our environment; brought us global warming and climate disruption; polluted our food supplies by deregulating Big Agribusiness, allowing pesticide use and Genetically Modified (GMO) foods; brought on the Wall Street crash and Great Recession, from which the bottom 99% of Americans have not yet recovered, while the super wealthy top 1% get richer.

These Corporate sponsored policies created the greatest gap between the rich and poor since the Great Depression, and a disappearing middle class. Professor Peter Mathews critiques this Dollar Democracy on Steroids which brings Liberty and Justice for Some, and he also provides solutions that will bring Liberty and Justice for All: solutions such as clean money elections/campaigns, run by candidates who reject corporate donations and rely on grassroots support and funding. Peter Mathews life’s work involves educating the public on accurate facts and progressive ideas in order to create and expand equal opportunity in America and the world. This has driven his quest for economic and social justice through the media and his work in the community.

Peter Mathews is a full-time Professor of Political Science at Cypress College, and progressive Political Analyst on CNN, Sky News TV, Al Jazeera English TV, TRT World TV. He has been a guest host on KPFK radio 90.7 FM and Political Analyst on KFI and KEIB radio Los Angeles. He has been a Political Analyst on KNBC-TV, KCBS-TV, KTLA-TV and other radio and TV stations. His columns have been published in the Long Beach area Press Telegram, Orange County Register, and Random Lengths News.

About The Author

Peter Mathews has spent 30 years as a College and University Professor. Peter Mathews is a full-time Professor of Political Science at Cypress College, an adjunct Professor of Sociology at Long Beach City College, has taught at California State University, Fullerton, and is currently a featured Political Analyst and Commentator on several television and radio programs During 2012 and 2013, Peter Mathews served as a Political Analyst on KTLK Progressive Talk Radio’s popular “The David Cruz Show” in Los Angeles. Since 2003, Peter has ben serving as a Political Analyst on CNN, CNN International, KNBC-TV, KCBS-TV, KTLA-TV, Sky News TV, Al Jazeera English TV, TRT World News TV, CNN radio, KPFA radio and guest host on KPFK radio, guest on NPR stations, and as a commentator on KNX News Radio and other venues. On several occasion during 2014, Peter Mathews was a guest host on Pacifica Radio’s KPFK 90.7 FM with the theme of “Standing up for Economic and Social Justice.” He was a contributing columnist for the Long Beach Register and on-line Orange County Register, and other publications. He has been a guest op-ed writer in the Long Beach Press Telegram. Having lived, traveled, taught and conducted research in 27 countries including Britain, France, Denmark, Germany, Canada, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, India, and elsewhere, Peter Mathews has gained first-hand knowledge of public policy issues such as healthcare, education, economic development, international relations, and environmental sustainability in these and other societies.

Peter Mathews was the founder of Rescue Education California, a grassroots community empowerment organization that was actively involved in the fight for Educational Justice: smaller class sizes, updated textbooks and technology for K-12, and lower college tuition and student debt.

Peter Mathews was the Democratic Party Nominee for the U.S. Congress in 1998 and ran a close race in the Long Beach, California based district, while running a grassroots, people powered campaign, refusing corporate donations.

Peter Mathews moved to Los Angeles County in 1979 and has been a resident and homeowner in Long Beach for 25 years, where he lives with his wife Toya Baker-Mathews and daughter Page.