Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Movements and Moonshots
As I noted in my last post the blamestorm made it to Category 5 in record time this year. I think its fair to say that this will continue for a while. That’s not what this post is. See, I’ve written my fair share of denunciations of Democratic Party establishments, from the now defunct SCDP…
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Grief and Blamestorming
We’re in the second day of post-Presidential election America. I’m not sure how you dealt with day 1, but after a day of hearing triumphant Trump supporters in close proximity, I was emotionally and physically drained. We ate pizza we shouldn’t have (for a multitude of reasons) and turned in about 2 hours earlier than…
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Kudos
It was a rough night nationally for Democrats Tuesday. While I’m sure thousands of gallons of digital and real ink will be spilled talking/pontificating about just what happened and why, I’m not going there today. Today I want to thank some folks who went above and beyond right here in Memphis. Memphis for Hillary Shelby…
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Redlining Memphis
Last week, NPR aired a report about the way one Mid-South Bank has been using discriminatory lending practices against African American borrowers. The finding against Bancorp South by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was published on June 29th of this year. The fact that this news slipped by is unsettling. The only local news…
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What Now? – SCDP Edition part ∞
As you’ve probably read by now, the Shelby County Democratic Party has been decertified by the State Democratic Party. The County party organization, which has been a hot mess for nearly al of the 12 years that I’ve lived in Memphis, never truly distinguished itself as a force for anything but highlighting how not to…
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#Baylor
I’m a sports fan. But I don’t talk about it much. I may have an opinion on what a coach does, but quite frankly, I usually don’t have enough of a foundation in sports to feel confident talking about it. I understand this doesn’t stop most people. So yesterday on the Gary Parrish show I…
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