Progressive Democrat Issue 243

Well, we lost a Senate seat...KENNEDY's Senate seat. That's what happens when Dems get off message and become the disorganized, squabbling people we all too often become. Well, here's Howard Dean's take on it:



As usual, I'm with Dean. In particular, I think in these days of frustration we need grassroots organizing more than ever, so now more than ever donating and/or volunteering with Howard Dean's Democracy for America is critical.

Stepping back from the more depressing stuff for a moment, President Obama's MLKjr speech was well worth listening to:



And in other news, segregated sports teams are back in fashion it seems:

A new professional basketball league called the All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA) sent out a press release on Sunday saying that it intends to start its inaugural season in June, with teams in 12 U.S. cities. However, the AABA is different from other sports leagues because only players who are “natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league.” AABA commissioner Don “Moose” Lewis insists that he’s not racist, but he just wants to get away from the “street-ball” played by “people of color” and back to “fundamental basketball..."

The AABA is targeting Southern cities, but one proposed city — Augusta, GA — is opposed to the league. Several other cities have reportedly told Lewis to “stay out of town.”

And for those who like stories about horrible people who get what they deserve, Daily Kos had a great story called The day the Klan messed with the wrong people that is pretty cool.

Here is this week's newsletter:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Democratic History

The Supreme Court Decision

Haiti...continued from last week

Silicon Valley Area, CA Focus

San Diego, CA Focus

Orange County, CA Focus

California 11th District Focus: San Joaquin, Alameda and Santa Clara Counties

CALIFORNIA FOCUS

Brooklyn, NY Focus

Manhattan, NY Focus

Queens, NY Focus

Bronx, NY Focus

Suffolk County, NY Focus

Rochester, NY Focus

New York 19th District Focus: Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester Counties

NEW YORK STATE FOCUS

Atlanta, GA Focus

Fayette County, GA Focus

Coweta County, GA Focus

GEORGIA FOCUS

Austin/Travis County, TX Focus

Dallas County, TX Focus

Houston/Harris County, TX Focus

Texas 10th District Focus: Turn TX-10 Blue

Texas 21st District Focus: Turn TX-21 Blue

TEXAS FOCUS

Charlottesville/Albemarle County, VA Focus

Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania County, VA Focus

Hanover County, VA Focus

VIRGINIA FOCUS

Sussex County, NJ Focus

Passaic County, NJ Focus

Warren County, NJ Focus

NEW JERSEY FOCUS

Lancaster Co. PA Focus

PENNSYLVANIA FOCUS

WASHINGTON STATE FOCUS

FLORIDA FOCUS

ARIZONA FOCUS

COLORADO FOCUS

IOWA FOCUS

WISCONSIN FOCUS

MICHIGAN FOCUS

NORTH CAROLINA FOCUS

ILLINOIS FOCUS

MINNESOTA FOCUS

NEVADA FOCUS