Progressive Politics from Memphis
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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?
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To Cover, or Not To Cover – The Media’s 45 Problem
Threats against journalists are at an all time high, thanks to a President who sees them as the enemy. So how can the media cover THIS President in THIS environment? Here are some of my ideas