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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Putting Politics Ahead of People

    The man pictured here on the left is worried. I know he doesn’t look worried in the picture, but apparently, according to correspondence revealed late yesterday by Braisted he is wor-ried. It seems that Rep. Halford is concerned because Democrats are outmaneuvering Republicans in talking about jobs. Truth be told, Republicans haven’t said one word…

  • The “Anything But Jobs” Legislature

    There’s been a whole lot of stupid coming out of Nashville this year, but based on what bills are flowing through the General Assembly, we’ve only seen the appetizer. First on the list is Representative Debra Maggart. Following a line of Republican led disenfranchisement legislation, Maggart believes that your voter ID card, a document that…

  • The Next SCDP

    I guess I’m one of those people. I never give up. No matter how messed up something is, no matter how ineffective, my default setting is…“it can be fixed”. This Saturday, the second part of the SCDP re-organization will happen. On March 26th over 350 faithful Democrats came out to begin the process by electing…

  • Getting Involved is Easy, If You Let It

    You may think that City government, or County government, or even state government doesn’t matter. You may think that it’s too hard to keep up with what’s going on locally. While the local news of the day may not be splashed across the first five minutes of the national news, or on the 24 hr…

  • We Do it to Ourselves

    The fundamental nature of government in America is that it exists, and is made up by, individuals that represent the majority will of the people. Who that majority is and how they come to be the majority is in question with every election, and it comes down to participation. At the end of the day,…

  • Who’s the Boss?

    With Ron Ramsey Consistently Stealing the Spotlight, Tennesseans are Asking, Who’s Steering This Ship? Just under 80 days since Phil Bredesen left the helm, there’s a power struggle going on in the state of Tennessee between Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and Gov. Bill Haslam. Whether this is an out and out war or not is…