News from the North Texas Progressive April 2 2012

 

North Texas Progressive Newsletter ...bringing North Texas news and discussion since 2004 April 2, 2012 Dear nancy, Good  Afternoon! Thanks again to everyone who supported this newsletter by buying a raffle ticket. We have lots of  winners and I will be contacting you over the next couple of weeks if you won a prize. Thanks again so much!   This week you can take a Good Friday walk with NTX Progressive Christians and attend some wonderful local Democratic group meetings   Next week you are invited to attend a very special movies night with Texas Democratic Women of Collin County next Tuesday night April 9th at Angelika Plano of the screening of the startling documentary "Gasland" and enjoy discussions and wonderful Kosher ( for Passover ) and Non- Kosher snacks. Buy your ticket today ! Get involved, get educated , get connected !   Thanks, Nancy Cunningham Email /Webpage /Facebook /Twitter / Donate /Newsletter archive     In This Issue Texas Democratic Women of Collin County Presents:...Movie Night at the Angelika with Gasland. 2 Channels, and Anchor Who Set Liberal Tone. Democracy Now Al Franken Warns Facebook, Google Users: 'You Are Their Product'. North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion North Texas Democrats : Notes and News Free Film Screening of The Last Days - Tues Apr 3 - Oak Cliff. Dowload new Texas Democratic Party Toolbar.. Primaries, Caucuses, Conventions & Texas Politics...Everything You Ever Thought You Wanted To Know!.... MoveOn 99% Spring Action Training... Pink Slime Economics...By PAUL KRUGMAN..   Texas Democratic Women of Collin County Presents: Movie Night at the Angelika with Gasland Celebrate Earth Month! Get informed and inspired to save our planet and our neighborhood! See Josh Fox's acclaimed documentary Gasland; learn about "fracking" and the dangers of gas drilling. Join us for a lively panel discussion after the movie, with leading citizen expert in the Barnet Shale: Sharon Wilson of Earthworks Oil & Gas Accountability Project; Kathy Martin, civil engineer, expert in environmental regulations related to water, waste disposal, oil and gas exploration and the potential for pollution; and John McCall Jr. of the Dallas Gas Drilling Task Force, which after months of hot debate, came up with recommendations that will impact us all!   Tuesday April 10, Plano Angelika Theater, Shops at Legacy 7205 Bishop Rd, Plano TX 75024 6:00 - 9:30 PM Dessert and Coffee will be served before the movie including Kosher for Passover Suggested Donation: $25 $15 student RSVP tdwcc.org     2 Channels, and Anchor Who Set Liberal Tone Current TV was co-founded by a former Democratic vice president, but it took Keith Olbermann to give the cable channel its liberal identity. As he did at MSNBC before it, Mr. Olbermann established himself as Current TV's star anchor - more than quadrupling the channel's prime-time average - in addition to emboldening the network to recast itself in his own political image, furthering the trend of point-of-view television news that the Fox News Channel is credited with starting in the 1990s. read on Olbermann on Letterman Tues April 3rd @KeithOlbermann: It's true! RT @Late_Show @KeithOlbermann will join Dave on the @Late_Show on Tuesday, April 3rd to talk about his departure from Current TV   Democracy Now "Trayvon Martin Was Ours"-Author Alice Walker on How Killing is Symptom of Unaddressed Racism Pulitzer Prize-winning author, poet and activist Alice Walker joins us talk about the death of Trayvon Martin. Watch/Listen/Read Industry Whistleblower Wendell Potter: However Court Rules on Healthcare, Solution is Single Payer As the Supreme Court examines whether Americans can be penalized if they lack medical coverage, we're joined by health industry whistleblower, Wendell Potter. A former spokesperson for CIGNA and Humana Insurance, Potter is the author of Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. Watch/Listen/Read   Al Franken Warns Facebook, Google Users: 'You Are Their Product' Web giants are becoming too big to care, Senator Al Franken warned Thursday. Franken argued that the growing dominance of companies such as Facebook and Google risks making them immune to market pressure and more likely to violate users' privacy in the quest for profits. In a speech delivered Thursday to the American Bar Association, Franken maintained that privacy should be treated as an antitrust issue, noting that Americans' right to privacy "can be a casualty of anti-competitive practices online." "The more dominant these companies become over the sectors in which they operate, the less incentive they have to respect your privacy," Franken said. "[W]hen companies become so dominant that they can violate their users' privacy without worrying about market pressure, all that's left is the incentive to get more and more information about you. That's a big problem if you care about privacy, and it's a problem that the antitrust community should be talking about." read on   North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion   Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power   By Rachel Maddow List Price: $25.00 Price: $14.97 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping BUY HERE Rachel Maddow: The Fresh Air Interview The popular MSNBC host talks about her start in broadcasting, her life and her new book Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, in which she argues that America's national defense has become disconnected from public oversight.   North Texas Democrats : Notes and News Dallas Democrats April Meetup Dallas Democrats Monday, April 2, 2012 7:00 PM La Madeleine /3072 Mockingbird Ln /Dallas, TX 75205 Tarrant County Young Democrats The next meeting of the Tarrant County Young Democrats will be on Thursday, April 5th at 7 p.m. Once again we will be meeting at Magnolia Motor Lounge which is located at 3005 Morton in Fort Worth. Our guest speaker will be Liesl Gray who is the Communications Manager for the Arlington Life Shelter. Ms. Gray will be speaking about some new volunteer opportunities that the Arlington Life Shelter is now offering. For more information, please contact us at 817-677-8937 or at president@tcyd.org    Dallas Democratic Forum presents Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical  Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy with Dr. Cal Jillson of SMU. Learn how his latest book characterizes the unique politics of the nation's most populous "red state" from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives. 2012 Regular Forum members $25 Guests $35. RSVP by email to wdgriggs AT yahoo.com (needed by Friday, April 6). (11:30 AM -Registration, 12 Noon - Luncheon and Program, The Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Ave at Olive, Dallas)  Free Film Screening of The Last Days - Tues Apr 3 - Oak Cliff A Free Film Screening of The Last Days First Tuesday Social Justice Film Festival Tuesday, April 3rd 7:00pm in the Sanctuary   Using candid interviews with survivors of one of the most intense and brutal periods of killing during the Holocaust, THE LAST DAYS chronicles the experiences of Hungarian Jews. This vivid and haunting film was the Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Documentary, 1999.   Follow Us on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/FirstTuesFilms  and on Facebook!   Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff 3839 W. Kiest Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75233 214.337.2429     Dowload new Texas Democratic Party Toolbar We've partnered with about 750 online retailers to allow us to receive a small percentage of our supporters' purchases and make a big difference in turning back the Republican policies that are failing Texas. Download the TDP Toolbar and help us turn back Rick Perry and his party's agenda every time you click "buy now." *             It's easy. Visit your favorite online stores and shop the way you do today. Every time you make a purchase, the TDP will automatically receive 1% - 5% of the purchase price. *             It's free. While you support the party with every purchase, your costs will not go up. You continue to pay the same prices and can take advantage of special discounts offered by these trusted merchants. *             It's secure. Your privacy will be protected. To see a full list of participating stores,click here.   Primaries, Caucuses, Conventions & Texas Politics...Everything You Ever Thought You Wanted To Know! --NEW DATE!! Join the Texas Democratic Women of Collin County on Thursday, April 5, 7-9 p.m., Collin College - Frisco Campus, 9700 Wade Blvd, Building J, Rm. J113 for an evening of exciting discussion regarding the ever-changing Texas Primary and conventions!     Learn how the new maps will affect you!   Find out how you can become a delegate at the County Convention on April        21st without going to a precinct caucus!  www.collindems.us   Find out about the Primary Election scheduled for May 29th! The session is free and open to the public - RSVP to events @tdwcc.org      MoveOn 99% Spring Action Training We're at a crossroads as a country. In recent years, millions have lost their jobs, homes have been foreclosed, and an unconscionable number of children live in poverty. We have to stand up to the people who caused of all this and confront the rampant greed and deliberate manipulation of our democracy and our economy by a tiny minority in the 1%. Inspired by Occupy Wall Street and the fight for workers in Madison, Wisconsin, the 99% will rise up this spring. In the span of just one week, from April 9-15, 100,000 people will be trained to tell the story of what happened to our economy, learn the history of non-violent direct action, and use that knowledge to take action on our own campaigns to win change. We'll gather for trainings in homes, community centers, places of worship, campuses, and public spaces nationwide to learn how to join together in the work of reclaiming our country through sustained non-violent action. Will you rise with us and join a 99% Spring action training?   Saturday, 14 Apr 2012, 12:00 PM 99% TRAINING EVENT - 10 miles away CREST MANOR 5 registered participant(s) (10 maximum) LEWISVILLE, TX 75067 Hosted by Linda K Anderson Saturday, 14 Apr 2012, 10:00 AM Spring Training Event - 14 miles away Old East Dallas 16 registered participant(s) (18 maximum) Dallas, TX 75214 Hosted by Liz Wally Saturday, 14 Apr 2012, 10:00 AM 99% Spring Action Training - 15 miles away CWA Hall, Bryan & Washington, Dallas 48 registered participant(s) (100 maximum) Dallas, TX 75204 Directions: CWA Local 6215 1408 N Washington Dallas, TX 75204 Free Parking is available in the lot and on side streets. Carpool, if you can. Link: http://g.co/maps/gvs7c Hosted by Hobie Hukill Saturday, 14 Apr 2012, 10:00 AM 99% SPRING ACTION TRAINING a.m. - 21 miles away UAW Local 276 - GM ARLINGTON 39 registered participant(s) (200 maximum) Grand Prairie, TX 75051 Hosted by Clara Faulkner, SHARON HELDENBRAND Sunday, 15 Apr 2012, 12:00 PM Non-Violence Workshop - 21 miles away Hickory & Fry 30 registered participant(s) (30 maximum) Event is full Denton, TX 76201 Hosted by Candice Bernd    Texas Voter ID laws ..what's wrong this picture ?   Pink Slime Economics By PAUL KRUGMAN     The big bad event of last week was, of course, the Supreme Court hearing on health reform. In the course of that hearing it became clear that several of the justices, and possibly a majority, are political creatures pure and simple, willing to embrace any argument, no matter how absurd, that serves the interests of Team Republican.   But we should not allow events in the court to completely overshadow another, almost equally disturbing spectacle. For on Thursday Republicans in the House of Representatives passed what was surely the most fraudulent budget in American history.   read on     North Texas Progressive Newsletter Nancy Cunningham   Editor Contact: Nancy   This newsletter is a project of the North Texas Progressive , which is an umbrella organization for the Dallas Air America group, which was founded in 2004 to promote and support progressive talk radio and independent media in North Texas.   Visit the North Texas Progressive  web page to get more information. Newsletter archive Sponsor the newsletter here !      Majority Report with Sam Seder daily live show 11:00am Listen daily and call in to the show M-F 11:00am CST: Call-in and talk to Sam @ 646-257-3920 Daily show , podcast with the SammyCam. Please become a Member Choose a level of memberships start as low as $10 a month. That's only 50 cents per show! Great new web page http://majority.fm/   We need you to be a sponsor! Sponsor an edition today   Donate today to the North Texas Progressive using PayPal Please  sponsor a newsletter today! To send a check, email me. northtexasprogressive@gmail.com   Dr. Errington Thompson's "Where's the outrage? " blog Dallas native Dr. Errington Thompson, former host on Revolution 880 from Asheville, NC now blogs at    erringtonthompsonmd.com     Occupy Dallas  returns to Pioneer Plaza Park Occupy Dallas joined families and civic groups in beautification, recycling and clean-up activities at Pioneer Plaza Park, where their movement started on October 6th 2011, for annual initiative to encourage citizens to help enhance parks citywide.     In case you thought the Occupy Dallas movement disappeared, it did not. Pete Rokicki has been with Occupy Dallas since the beginning, and says even though they were evicted from their Occupy Dallas campsite last year, the movement hasn't stopped. "We've never really been gone, our organization has maintained itself since the raid," said Rokicki.    Today, dozens of protesters returned to Pioneer Park near Dallas City Hall, to clean it up, and make a new statement. "Since they were all kicked out of here, Pioneer park by the Mayor and by the police and we are not allowed to stay here overnight, we came back to clean it up," said Rokicki.   read on   Sam Seder on Majority Report: Right Wing Troll Schooled! Right Wing Troll Schooled!   Dallas Area Christian Progressive Alliance -Good Friday Walk Good Friday Walk     A blessed nation feeds the hungry. Cares for the sick. Welcomes the stranger. And protects the world that God so loves. Sponsored by the Dallas Area Christian Progressive Alliance   Gather at 10:00am at the corner of Harwood and Young st in downtown Dallas and walk through downtown with reflections along the way. End between 10:45am and 11:00am on the plaza at City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street at Young.   If you cannot walk join for the final reflections.   More information:  matthew-25@earthlink.net or call 214-333-7577   White House touts new Dept of Labor Summer Jobs Site sign up to find out more   Tarrant County Democratic Party staff and volunteers say "I'm in!" Tarrant County Democratic Party staff and volunteers say "I'm in!"   Are you in? Please volunteer with your Tarrant County Democratic Party. We need help answering phones and contacting voters. Help us send Democrats back to the White House, People's House, State House and County Courthouse! Call 817.335.8683 (VOTE) or e-mail volunteer@tarrantdemocrats.org   MSNBC Shells Out Big Bucks To Congratulate Rachel Maddow In Full Page NY Times Ad read on

 

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