“Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the rise of People-Powered Politics” is a must read for any Democrat, activist, and/or progressive. Authors Jerome Armstrong from MyDD and Markos Moulitsas Zuniga from The Daily Kos will be signing the book this Thursday, April 27, 6pm, at Mafiaoza’s and the Nashville chapter of Drinking Liberally will be selling copies at a significant discount.

Listen to this morning’s Jim Hightower interview.

Please take a moment and sign MoveOn’s petition to preserve Network Neutrality. There is also a list of all the ways you might be affected by Net Neutrality.

“A Child of the Revolution Takes Over. Ahmadinejad’s Demons” by Matthias Küntzel (The New Republic)

“Howard Dean’s Messiah Complex. Scream II” by by Noam Scheiber (The New Republic)

Compass III Conference: A Statewide Gathering of Progressives, Friday and Saturday, April 28-29, 2006 9 am to 4 p.m. at the Cohn Adult Learning Center. Friday’s Strategy Session: Building a Movement for Social Change in Tennessee with facilitator David Hunt of the Midwest Academy. Saturday is People’s Day at Compass $25 fee includes all the issues forums, a screening of Kilowatt Ours with filmmaker Jeff Barrie, networking with like-minded folks, Jim Hightower keynote speech, music by Tom Kimmel and lunch. (Hightower Keynote ONLY is just $10.00)

Jackson Day Tickets On Sale: Ticket sales begin Monday, April 24 for this year’s Jackson Day celebration, which will be held on Saturday, June 24 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the Tennessee Democratic Party web site or by contacting your county party chairperson. Guest speakers are Governor Phil Bredesen and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate General Wesley Clark. “The theme of this year’s Jackson Day is Tennessee Democrats: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke said. “We will focus on Tennessee values, including Americana and patriotism.”

This post was written by Mary Mancini