Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Council Wants Second Shot at Holding City Back
The Memphis City Council thinks the City’s voters are just so dumb. Ten years ago, the fine people of Memphis voted to end runoff elections using a neat little system called Instant Runoff Voting (IRV). IRV does away with costly (around $250,000) and poorly attended runoff elections (6% of registered voters in 2015) by letting…
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Where is the Justice?
Another person has filed a complaint against Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich for hiding evidence in a trial. How many more violations are hiding in plain sight?
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The Commercial Appeal and the Newsroom of the Future
The Commercial Appeal laid off 16 staffers yesterday, 12 from the newsroom. Gannett says this is the newsroom of the future. That’s not what it looks like.
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Tennessee Needs An Army of Rural Organizers
Its been eight years since Tennessee made the transformation from a purple state to a solidly red state. Now, nearly all the Democrats in the General Assembly hail from urban areas. To win back Tennessee we have to start competing in rural districts. That means building an army of rural organizers.
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This isn’t healthcare reform, its a tax break for the wealthy that breaks healthcare
Speaker Ryan is selling healthcare reform in a Repeal/Replace bill. But its less about healthcare and more about a tax cut for the wealthy. America doesn’t need insurance access reform. America needs to reform the way it provides healthcare.
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Leadership means organizing
There’s new leadership at the Democratic National Committee. Saturday, the members of the DNC met in Atlanta and elected former Labor Secretary, Tom Perez as the new Chair of the party. The contest was very tight, with Perez barely edging out Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota. Many folks cast this race as a replay of…