Progressive Politics from Memphis
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What if gun violence is a public health issue?
Memphis ended 2016 with 228 homicides…most of them were shootings. While that number is both shocking and a record for the city, the story it doesn’t tell is the amount of gun violence that didn’t result in death. It also doesn’t give Memphians or policy makers any real strategy for tackling gun violence in the…
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Hope for the New Year
Tomorrow is a new year, and as far as I’m concerned, the door can smack 2016 in the ass on its way out.
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The Trump Cabinet – Rise of the Oligarchs
As a new Administration prepares to take power, the incoming Cabinet is set to be the least experienced, most partisan, and conflict filled in US history.
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Vive la Résistance!
I read interesting stories about more things than I could possibly write in a day, a week, or a year. So rather than try and write about all of them, here’s some stuff to know going into the weekend.
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Just another election post-mortem
The Donald, the deplorables, and the decades long fight that brought us America’s first Reality-TV show President.
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Memphis broke a record Friday which sent the local media into full hyperventilation mode. The coverage was typical…typically bad.