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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • This is Not Another One of Those Stupid End of the Year Lists

    … but I am glad that this year is finally almost over. In all seriousness, this year has been just plain crappy for just about everyone I know. The economy has sucked, the political dialogue has been shrill, and everyone, whether they recognize it or not, is worse off for the wear. I’m not positive…

  • Metro Charter Commission Meeting – 12/17/09

    Last night, the Metro Charter Commission met for the fourth time. From looking at the agenda one might conclude that it was going to be a barn burner with topics such as the fate of the two school districts, annexation, and Constitutional officers on the agenda. While the meeting was interesting, a barn burner it…

  • Democratic Apocalypse

    I don’t know about you guys, but I’m packing my stuff and bustin’ up outta this state before Brian Kelsey, Stacey Campfield & an angry mob of the 2% majority that makes up the Tea Partiers come to town on white stallions, raids my house and puts me and my Democratic friends into some Red…

  • Be a Part of the Conversation

    Back in August, before the Metro Charter Commission was formed, I wrote a post about having a “frank and actionable discussion” about government. Yesterday, at Shelby Farms, I was pleased to participate in the launch of an organization whose mission is to help foster that discussion. Rebuild Government, organized by Brian Stephens, seeks to build…

  • Metro Charter Commission Meeting – 12/03/09 – Updated (12/8/09)

    Edited To Add: Added some links to the post and to the Resource Page Last night the Memphis/Shelby County Metropolitan Charter Commission met for the third time. As with any new board tasked with such a huge mandate, there are still some structural and organizational issues to be decided, as well as a lot of…

  • Sure, I’ll Jump In…

    So last night was both disappointing and eventful. First, I would like to echo the sentiments of Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman Lowe Finney, about the Adrienne Pakis-Gillon campaign. She worked her butt off without much visible support from the establishment powers outside of Shelby Co. and deserves kudos for running a clean campaign against…