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Vice-presidential nominee for the Justice Party. He is a noted Chicano writer and a gang expert and interventionist. His 15 published books include the bestselling 1993 memoir, Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A, and its 2011 sequel, It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing. He is a co-founder of the Network for Revolutionary Change.