Dear nancy, Good Afternoon!
This is a really fun newsletter. Lots going on in the alternative media world and it's Dallas connected also some great local events and things you may have missed.
I've posted some great videos from the fantastic week long People's Response to the Bush Library activities, I also live tweeted ( and marched ) in the rally in Thursday and you can see some great photos @NTProgressive
Early voting has started for local elections check your county election department web page for information on voting hours and locations .
Thanks,
Nancy Cunningham
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Texas Governor Rick Perry Offended by Truth |  Texas Governor Rick Perry is taking strong exception to a cartoon published in the Sacramento Bee. Philly.com has picked up on the AP story by Will Weissert.
The two panel cartoon shows Perry boasting about the low taxes and low regulation business policies of Texas with the phrase "Business is booming in Texas!" while the next panel shows a huge explosion.
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Disaster stirs little outrage in Texas town read
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/04/25/189671/disaster-stirs-little-outrage.html#emlnl=Daily_News_Update#storylink=cpy |
Working Together: Building Nonpartisan Partnerships with 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, Unions and Political Organizations | 
The Alliance for Social Justice will lead this seminar. Different types of organizations are increasingly collaborating on lobbying, voter engagement, and other advocacy activities. This webinar examines the different roles of 501(c)(3)s, (4)s, unions, and political organizations, and explores the federal tax rules on how these organizations can work together. It will also examine the legal separations necessary between affiliated organizations, such as funding and fundraising constraints and permissible electoral activities. Parking in rear of building is OK despite signage. RSVP Dallasvotes@gmail.com |
Democracy Now | 
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How to debunk George W. Bush's attempts at revisionism : Your definitive guide to the Bush cronies' talking points, and why all of them are insane | 
Every dog goes to heaven and every former president should get a shot at repairing his legacy, especially when it's as tattered as George W. Bush's.
With the opening of his presidential library and museum this week, observers from former Bush officials to mainstream outlets were taking a fresh, rosy look at the Bush legacy. Some offered dopey and facially ridiculous cheerleading, while others offered more compelling suggestions to return to the Bush era with an open mind.
After all, other presidents left office in a cloud only to be redeemed by history years later. read on |
Ted Cruz: 'I am a very, very proud wacko bird' | 
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who calls himself a "proud wacko bird," told CBS News that President Barack Obama was plotting to make immigration reform fail so that Democrats could campaign on it in 2014 and 2016. In an interview that aired on Wednesday, Cruz explained to CBS reporter Jan Crawford that Obama was playing a political game on Republicans by pushing a path to citizenship as a part of comprehensive immigration reform. read on |
North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion | 
Dirty Wars: The World Is A Battlefield [Hardcover] Jeremy Scahill (Author) -------------- List Price: $29.99 Price:$17.02 You Save:$12.97 (43%) In Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill, author of the New York Times best-seller Blackwater, takes us inside America's new covert wars. The foot soldiers in these battles operate globally and inside the United States with orders from the White House to do whatever is necessary to hunt down, capture or kill individuals designated by the president as enemies. |
North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Monday, April 29 through Tuesday, May 7: - Early Voting for City, County, and School Elections (Dates, times, and locations at this page [pdf].)
Tuesday, April 30: Lakewood Democrats (6:30 pm at Times Ten 6324 Prospect, Dallas) Saturday, May 4 : PARK CITIES/CENTRAL DALLAS DEMOCRATS Forum for City Council Candidates for District 2 Time: 10:30 am to noon City Council Elections begin with Early Voting on Monday, April 29th! Election Day is May 11th. There are SO many crucial issues that we all care strongly about that the next Council will affect. We are hosting the 4 candidates for the District 2 seat on the City Council in a forum at our May club meeting. Whoever wins this race will impact all of our lives in an up-close way. Come learn whom to support in this race, whether it's your Council district or not. Place: Oak Lawn Branch Library, Cedar Springs at Knight http://www.pccdallasdems.org |
| HuffPost Live teams up with Mark Cuban for cable TV debut | 
The Huffington Post's online video channel, HuffPost Live, will soon debut on cable TV: not as it's own channel, but as a programming daypart on Mark Cuban's AXS TV. Huffington Post has been trying to get its own cable TV channel for several months, according to a NY Times report, but in the meantime it's inked a deal to air on AXS TV on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4... read more |
Project On Government Oversight app | 
POGO is mobile! I'm excited to announce the launch of our new mobile website that makes it easier than ever to stay updated with our work and the issues you care about - no matter where you are or what device you use to get online. The new POGO mobile site is optimized to make it easy and intuitive to read blog posts, send letters to your Members of Congress and donate right from your phone. There's nothing to download. Just type POGO.org on your tablet or phone and you will automatically be taken right to our new site. Take out your phone right now and see the new POGO.org. |
Obama was funny at White House Correspondence Dinner but if you are fan of House of Cards I bet you would like this most ! | 
| 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner 'House of Cards' Intro |
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| The Story of Our Time
by Paul Krugman
NYTimes |  Those of us who have spent years arguing against premature fiscal austerity have just had a good two weeks. Academic studies that supposedly justified austerity have lost credibility; hard-liners in the European Commission and elsewhere have softened their rhetoric. The tone of the conversation has definitely changed.
My sense, however, is that many people still don't understand what this is all about. So this seems like a good time to offer a sort of refresher on the nature of our economic woes, and why this remains a very bad time for spending cuts.
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Phil Donahue in Dallas for Bush Library great interview | 
| "We are Breeding Terrorists"- Phil Donahue |
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JOIN US TO HONOR CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON | 
The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans is part of the 4 million member national Alliance for Retired Americans fighting to preserve and extend the right to retire. Benefits are under constant attack in both Washington and Austin and we are fighting back. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has been a long time supporter of retirees and working families. Please join TARA as we honor her for years of service to North Texas. Congressman Marc Veasey, who will be introduced by Linda Chavez Thompson, will pay tribute to Congresswoman Johnson on Friday, May 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm. The dinner, catered by Desperados, will be held at the Postal Worker's Hall-APWU, 2010 Postal Way, Dallas, Texas 75212. We have sponsor tables available and individual tickets are $30. Please visit www.texasretiredamericans.org for further details or call Judy Bryant, TARA Field Organizer at 214-729-0063.
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Paptonio: Independent Media Becoming Mainstream | 
| Papantonio: Independent Media Becoming Mainstream |
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