Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Redistricting Push Picked Up in Memphis Flyer
Jackson Baker, the intrepid senior editor and political reporter of the Memphis Flyer, used some column inches in this weeks report to cover the redistricting issue that I’ve been talking about here. Lost in all the budget business as well as many other pressing city matters, is the very way we elect our city legislative…
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Priorities
This made the rounds of the internets last week, but I think it got lost in the shuffle of the long weekend. A Principal in Michigan sent a letter asking his Governor to turn his school into a prison… One solution I believe we must do is take a look at our corrections system in…
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The Paywall
Ed Note: I started writing this yesterday afternoon. Since then there have likely been updates that I’ve missed, and I may be restating some stuff that’s already out there. Time constraints being what they are, I offer this in the spirit of talking about what could be. As time permits and more information emerges, I’ll…
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Checking Their Work
The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned for the year this weekend. In the process of this session, there have been a lot of bills that brought a lot of attention, and many many more that got almost none. What’s more, we haven’t seen the end of this session yet, as all the bills that were passed…
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It’s Ok to be Takei
I’ve been bogged down with work and a very abbreviated school semester (3 weeks=1 semester of course work. Oy!) but I saw this and decided it needed to be posted. ht/ the twitters
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From Booker T. Washington
via Ellyn