Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Analyzing Provisional Ballots from November
Provisional Ballots from the November 2018 election have been counted in Shelby County. So how did these voter vote, and how did it impact the results?
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Memphis Needs a New Charter Commission
12 years ago, Memphis elected a Charter Commission. Voters weighed in on ideas the City Council wouldn’t touch. As the city prepares to celebrate it’s bicentennial, its time for a new Charter Commission to drive the City forward.
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The Saga for City Council District 1
The Memphis City Council is struggling to fill the vacated District 1 seat. The way the vote went down leaves room for a lot of questions, and suspicion.
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Ambition, Race and Politics in TN-09
Can ambition or race potentially unseat Steve Cohen in future contests for the TN-09 Congressional seat in 2020? Probably not.
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#FakeNews: Shame, Profit, and Changing People’s Minds
We’re nearly two years into the #FakeNews era of American Politics. The electorate is more divided than any time in my memory over the past 40+ years. We have a President, whose relationship with objective truth is more off than on. In the wake of this wave of wild conspiracy theory and blatant speculation, an…
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Spying on the Changemakers
The Memphis Police Department is headed to court for spying on local activists. How much “spying” on peaceful activists is “right” for Memphis? Is any?