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| | "A Fundraiser for the Future" | |  "A Fundraiser for the Future" on Friday, May 28 at 6:00pm.
$20 tickets/$15 for MCD members, which includes a Mexican dinner and dessert.
Mail checks payable to the Mid-Cities Democrats to P.O. Box 271, Bedford, TX 76095 ".
Event: A Fundraiser for the Future
What: Fundraiser
Start Time: Friday, May 28 at 6:00pm
End Time: Friday, May 28 at 8:00pm
Where: First United Methodist Church - Colleyville
"Seating is limited. Reserve your ticket at: RSVP@MIDCITIESDEMOCRATS.COM
| | Democracy Now | |  Glenn Greenwald v. Lawrence Lessig: A Debate on Elena Kagan's Supreme Court Nomination
If confirmed, the fifty-year-old Elena Kagan would be the Court's youngest member. She would become the fourth female Supreme Court justice in US history and the third on the Court's current bench. She would also be the first justice in nearly four decades without any prior judicial experience. Kagan's nomination has divided progressives in part because so little is known about her judicial views. Her nomination sparked a heated debate between two noted legal commentators: Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig and constitutional law attorney and Salon blogger, Glenn Greenwald. Greenwald first appeared on Democracy Now! last month making his case against Kagan's nomination. On Monday, he was interviewed on The Rachel Maddow Show. Right after Greenwald, Rachel Maddow interviewed Lawrence Lessig, who criticized some of Greenwald's comments. This led to them both penning articles online yesterday criticizing each other and defending their position on Kagan's nomination.
Listen/Watch
| | TXU Energy Solar Program | | 
New solar-energy program for Dallas-Fort Worth homes sees big response
Mary Ellen and Ray Kramer considered putting solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of their 2,800-square-foot home two years ago. But the price tag of $30,000 to $40,000 was cost-prohibitive, Mary Ellen said.
The retired Pantego couple felt that they might not "be here long enough" to recoup such a large investment through savings on their electric bill, she said.
But that was before TXU Energy announced in February that it is pairing up with a California-based company, SolarCity, to launch a groundbreaking residential solar energy program that doesn't require homeowners to put up any money in advance. There is no upfront cost for installation, and homeowners can instead make monthly lease payments on the solar panels. The savings on electric bills generally can be expected to exceed the monthly lease cost, TXU Energy and SolarCity officials say.
Read the rest here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/04/26/2144012/new-solar-energy-program-for-dallas.html#ixzz0mRSzfCYz
They have closed applications for now but hopefully soon will be open again www.txu.com/solar or call 877-TXU-SOLAR. | | Bill White University Saturday, May 22, 2010 | | 
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South Side on Lamar /Dallas, TX 75215 | | Frontline: The Wounded Platoon May 18, 2010 at 9:00pm | |  This Tuesday night, in "The Wounded Platoon," FRONTLINE presents a powerful, 90-minute look at the members of a single platoon of infantrymen who have returned to the U.S. military base at Fort Carson, Colorado. Some have picked up where they left off, with college and careers. But many are battling a range of psychiatric disorders and struggling to find their way.
Frontline
| | North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion | | 
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** Purchasing a NT Progressive book selections using the above link supports the costs of our newsletter, see the full store here | | Lewis Black tells Glenn Beck a thing or two about Nazism | |  "First, you've got to find an attic. Then hide there for the next three years, and whatever you do, don't make a sound. We'll let you know when it's safe to come out."
watch here
| | MALCOLM X "A Tribute to the Human Rights Movement" | | 
MALCOLM X "A Tribute to the Human Rights Movement"
Wednesday - May 19, 2010
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Featuring: Film of speeches Keynote Speakers Ernie McMillan and Hadi Jawad Music Spoken Word Tributes
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
Kilolo Meeting Room /2922 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Bldg. C /(214) 670-0344
Refreshments served.
Charles W. Winslow, Jr. /Library Associate /Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch | | North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | |  Colleyville Grapevine Democrats
Progressive Book Club
We are reading The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power by Jeff Sharlet. If you'd like your name added to an email distribution list for notices, please email me at merasuph.jr@verizon.net. Circumstances have put me behind in hosting our discussion meeting, but I will be contacting those who have expressed interest about their preference of Wed. May 19 or Fri. May 21st at 7 pm at my house. Let Susie Stonecipher know at 817-481-6707 if you would like to be included and thank you for your continued patience!
Drinking Liberally, Thursday, May 20, 6:30 pm
Rio Mambo Colleyville
5150 Highway 121 (between Hall Johnson and Glade)
Hosted by Kathleen Thompson and Brad Walker Questions? email midcities@drinkingliberally.org or call KT at 817-798-5242 livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/TX/midcities
"TCYD Monthly Meeting" on Tuesday, May 18 at 7:00pm.
Event: TCYD Monthly Meeting
What: Club/Group Meeting
Start Time: Tuesday, May 18 at 7:00pm
End Time: Tuesday, May 18 at 8:30pm
Where: MaMa's Pizza
| | Urban Acres co-op Your Farm Store in the City | | 
Urban Acres is Your Farm Store in the City - a co-op and farm store providing you with the very best local and organic foods! We currently have several locations in the Dallas area: White Rock, Addison, Park Cities, and Oak Cliff.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
What makes Urban Acres different from other local health food stores? We operate like a co-op - you pay a yearly membership fee for access to all of the items at your local Urban Acres store location. This includes farm-fresh local meats, dairy, produce, local raw honey, raw chocolate and other snacks, wild-caught fish from Alaska, and so much more. Most of the products we carry cannot be found at other local health food stores, because we work directly with local Texas farmers who farm 100% organically. Our goal is to provide you with the best quality farm-fresh food while supporting sustainable agriculture in Texas.
You also play an integral role in what products we decide to carry, and we rely on the volunteer help of our co-op members to make our farm stores successful.
SIMPLE SHOPPING
Once you enroll in the produce share, you simply come and pick up your share every other week at your location - it's that simple! No spending hours at the supermarket trying to decide which fruits and veggies to buy. We do our best to choose a variety of organic fruits & veggies, including as much local Texas produce and in-season items as we can!
If you want to order meats, snacks, dairy, or other items than produce, shop online in the comfort of your own home using our online order form and then pick up the items at your local Urban Acres "farm stand" location!
We also have a farm store location in Oak Cliff where you can actually shop for items without ordering in advance.
Urban Acres staff and volunteers are so thankful that we get to play a role in helping people in Dallas become healthier while supporting Texas farm families. | | The Dallas Democratic Forum presents "A Battle for Power: The Economic and Political Impact of Hispanic Immigration in North Texas" | |  Face-Off: National Immigration Debate Hits Home
Wednesday, May 19th, 6:00pm - Registration/Reception, 6:30pm - 8:00pm - Program
The Dallas Democratic Forum presents "A Battle for Power: The Economic and Political Impact of Hispanic Immigration in North Texas". Participants:
* Texas State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio, chair of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus.
* Dan Stein, President of FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform), whose legal institute is currently representing the City of Farmers Branch.
* William A. Brewer III, chairman of the Bickel & Brewer Storefront community service legal affiliate, which has been successful in challenging the "immigration ordinances" proposed in Farmers Branch.
* Caroline B. Brettell, Professor of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University, who has an ongoing NSF-funded research project on immigration in Farmers Branch and the DFW metroplex.
Moderator:
* Krys Boyd, host and managing editor of KERA-FM's flagship midday talk show Think.
2010 Regular members $25.00 on Paypal, Guests $35.00 on Paypal
or pay by cash or check at registration table.
(Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas)
| | Progressive Talk Radio News | | 
Media Matters: Sunday, May 16, 2010
Laura Flanders of GRITtv on Sunday, May 16th
Laura Flanders is the host of "GRITtv"* the new, daily, news-discussion and take action program seen on Free Speech TV and online at the popular blog site Firedoglake.com as wel as at GRITtv.org. She also serves as the host of RadioNation, the nationally-syndicated weekly radio program of the Nation Magazine.
Flanders is also the author of Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians (Penguin Books, 2007), an investigation into what people at the grassroots know that Democratic party leaders could learn, and BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species (Verso, 2004), an expose of women in George W. Bush's Cabinet. Publisher's Weekly called Flanders' New York Times best-seller, "fierce, funny and intelligent."
She wrote on Hillary Clinton in The Contenders (Seven Stories Press, 2007) and edited The W Effect: Sexual Politics in the Age of Bush, in 2004 for the Feminist Press. Let Bob and Laura do the work as you sit back and listen to their conversation. Listen here
Laura Flanders interviews Jim Hightower
"The problem is us," says Jim Hightower, bestselling author, former editor of the Texas Observer, and America's #1 populist. The problem is progressives, weak-willed Democrats, and others who have forgotten that our politics is meant to serve the people. We've allowed conservative demagogues like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin to seize the title of "populist" from the left. Hightower joined Laura in studio recently to talk about the economy, populism, the Supreme Court and Citizens United, and more.
watch here
| | Meet Jeff Weems, Democratic candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner. | |  Jeff is an oil and gas attorney by trade, and brings a lifetime's worth of experience to the Railroad Commission. We've been spotlighting Jeff all this week on the TDP website, in this fifth week of our "Meet the Statewides" campaign.
Visit the TDP website to watch Jeff's video and learn more about what makes him a great candidate.
Jeff Weems has traveled to over half the counties in Texas, informing voters about his platform and what the Commission does. He has impressed audiences of both consumers and oil and gas industry professionals with his in-depth grasp of oil and gas issues. His platform focuses on creating jobs and maintaining a strong energy industry, the importance of treating everyone equally in front of the Commission, and taking care of Texas' resources.
Be sure to visit the TDP website to watch Jeff's video, read his full biography, and learn why the Amarillo Globe-News called his credentials "superior". We're proud to have Jeff Weems on our statewide ticket - and we hope you'll enjoy learning more about Jeff and the rest of our excellent candidates.
http://jeffweemsforcommissioner.com/
| | North Dallas Texas Democratic Women Meeting May 27 | |  North Dallas Texas Democratic Women MEETING May 27
TexasState Board of Education Member Mavis Knight
6:45 Northhaven United Methodist Church
11211 Preston Road (between Forest and Royal)
Ms. Mavis Knight, member of the SBOE will share her experiences and challenges in working with the Board and, most importantly, tell our membership what we can do to help change the composition of the State Board of Education, so that it will no longer be the punch line of late night comedians' jokes, but will instead allow our State's children to receive a quality, fact-based education.
The nation's attention was on the SBOE for three days this year as they debated the standards for Texas social studies textbooks. The Republican majority succeeded in giving gun rights the same importance as free speech rights, strengthening references to Christianity and emphasizing "the dangers of overregulation" in textbooks. The Republican majority also voted to de-emphasize Thomas Jefferson, FDR and the establishment clause to the Bill of Rights. Ms. Knight proposed an amendment to the proceedings which would have required Texas students to be taught the reasons the Founding Fathers "protected religious Freedom in America by barring governments from promoting or disfavoring any particular religion over all others."
Lenna Webb, Communications
North Dallas Texas Democratic Women
www.nddw.org
| | | | | "Liberals in Limbo" and "A Heaven-Sent Rent Boy" by Blow and Rich NYT | | 
| | Is "Left" becoming a four-letter word?
You'd think so lately with each day bringing more news of unconscionable conservative tilts in the electorate, while the drumbeat of the Democrats' supposed death march to November gets ever louder.
For example, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey released this week found that a majority of Americans supported Arizona's hostile new immigration law, even as most allowed that the law is likely to lead to more discrimination against legal immigrants. Apparently, for some, there is an acceptable level of collateral damage.
A May 7 Gallup poll found that 42 percent of people wanted a Supreme Court nominee who would make the court more conservative, as opposed to only 27 percent who wanted a nominee who would make it more liberal. That was before Elena Kagan was nominated. Afterward, 40 percent rated her as a good or excellent choice, but that was the lowest such rating in recent history, even 4 percentage points lower than Harriet Miers's.
read on
A Heaven-Sent Rent Boy
By FRANK RICH
OF all wars, only culture wars offer the hope of sheer, unadulterated hilarity. Sex and hypocrisy were staples of farce long before America became a nation, and they never go out of style. Just listen to the roaring audience at the new hit Broadway revival of the perennial "La Cage aux Folles," where a family-values politician gets his comeuppance in drag. Or check out the real-life closet case of George Rekers, who has been fodder for late-night television comics all month.
read on
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| | 'Congress on Facebook' | | 
Facebook launches its 'Congress on Facebook' page today (facebook.com/congress). The page will highlight innovative uses of Facebook by members of Congress, list members' official pages and communicate news and information about Facebook and Congress. A 'Facebook and Government' page (facebook.com/government) showcases innovative uses of the social network by departments, and provides news and information of interest to agencies. More than 33 federal agencies have signed an agreement Facebook negotiated with the U.S. government in 2009 that allows agencies to have official Facebook pages. Agencies have launched more than 400 Facebook pages, with millions of fans.
--Tim Sparapani, Facebook's public policy director: 'More than 300 members of Congress use Facebook in an official capacity to communicate and connect with their constituents, and we're excited showcase some of the most innovative uses of our platform on Capitol Hill. We hope this will encourage even more use of social technologies like Facebook by politicians and government agencies to interact with and serve their constituents.'
http://www.facebook.com/congress
| | Everything's bigger in Texas, like a $640 parking ticket | | 
Tweed Clark stopped briefly at the Arlington Municipal Court to pay her daughter's $250 speeding ticket. So, how did Clark end up with a $640 parking violation of her own?
Clark admits that she parked in a yellow-striped space next to a handicap space for a few minutes March 8 but said she never saw a "no parking" sign until after an officer pointed it out to her while writing the ticket.
In Arlington, the fine for blocking access to a handicap parking space - the violation for which Clark was cited - is the same as for illegally parking
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| | The Errington Thompson Show | | 
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| | NOAA Incident News | | 
IncidentNews website provides publicly available information related to oil and hazardous material spills
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, additional timely resources from NOAA:
NOAA IncidentNews - "Under the National Contingency Plan, NOAA has responsibility for providing scientific support to the Federal On-Scene Commander (FOSC) for oil and hazardous material spills, and it is primarily ERD that provides that support. NOAA may also be activated under the National Response Plan Emergency Support Function 10 to support the coordinated federal response to incidents of national significance involving release of dangerous contaminants. To support these mandates, ERD provides 24-hour, seven-day-a-week response to spill events. NOAA Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs), stationed in major port cities around the U.S., coordinate scientific information and provide critical information to FOSCs during emergencies. A multidisciplinary team of ERD scientists, including oceanographers, modelers, biologists, chemists, and geologists, is based in Seattle and supports the SSCs during spill events, as well as in drills, exercises, and contingency planning. ERD SSCs are strategically located around the country, often within U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) offices, providing local services to a range of users in public and private sectors." Dan Froomkin: "National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration officials last fall warned the Department of Interior, which regulates offshore oil drilling, that it was dramatically underestimating the frequency of offshore oil spills and was dangerously understating the risk and impacts a major spill would have on coastal residents. NOAA is the nation's lead ocean resource agency, and the warnings came in its response to a draft of the Obama Administration's offshore oil drilling plans. The comments were Web-published in October by the whistle-blowing group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). But NOAA's views were largely brushed aside as Obama went ahead and announced on March 31 that he would open vast swaths of American coastal waters to offshore drilling -- a plan now very much in doubt as a blown-out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico spews out an estimated 200,000 gallons of oil daily, for the 13th straight day." http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/8220
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