A Government That is Transparent, Accountable and Works for the 99% (aka You Know We SHOULD Be Able to See You, Right?)

In a political climate such as ours where money equals speech and large corporations and their CEOs can literally buy all the access to our elected officials that they want, our government should be more accountable to the 99%, than ever before. Our government institutions should be made more transparent and accountable to the people [...]

TODAY! TAKE ACTION! Come to the State Capitol in Support of Voting Rights for All

Tennesseans concerned with the erosion of voting rights in the state are calling for the immediate repeal of the photo ID to vote law. Along with the No Barriers to the Ballot Box Coalition and state legislators, they will hold a press conference TODAY, Wednesday, February 22, at 3:00 PM to present the case for [...]

Student Amanda Wolf Waiting Over Six Months to Get Photo ID to Vote

Sure, Amanda Wolf is from South Carolina, but if you’re going to try and  tell us that there are no students in Tennessee who are in the same situation as Amanda Wolf, then you are absolutely in denial. From a PBS report: LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: This is a scene more than a few Americans are [...]

7th Amendment Advocate to Lead Discussion on Tennesseans’ Rights to Jury Trial

You only think you know all about the civil justice case in which the lady spilled hot McDonald’s coffee on her lap. Andrew Cochran of the blog, 7th Amendment Advocate, will in Tennessee to discuss the 7th Amendment and the many ways in which the system is rigged to deny the 99% access to justice. WHEN: Tuesday, February 21, at 3:30 [...]

Kicking Hardworking Tennesseans When They’re Down, Part 3 – The Loser Pays Edition

After reading this story in the Tennessean this morning we have to state once again, when will Governor Bill Haslam and Republican lawmakers ask, “Is this legislation good for the hardworking people of Tennessee” before they ask, “Is this legislation good for large corporations and their CEOs?” The article’s title and sub-title: “More TN tort [...]

Kicking Hardworking Tennesseans When They Are Down, Parts 1 and 2

KICKING HARDWORKING TENNESSEANS WHEN THEY’RE DOWN We can’t say it any better than Pith in the Wind: “Not satisfied with crippling their union and weakening tenure, Republicans running the state House slapped public school teachers again today. This time, Tennessee’s big-government conservatives rammed through legislation to yank their certificates to teach if they fail to pay back [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tennessee Citizen Action Applauds Attorney General Robert Cooper

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nashville, Tenn. (February 10, 2012) — Tennessee Citizen Action, a group that works in the public interest to protect consumer rights, applauds Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper’s decision to include Tennessee as one of the 49 states that have agreed to the mortgage settlement. The group also appreciates the outreach and assistance [...]

Nobody Should Put Grandma In a Corner

While the richest 1% in Tennessee are coddled and given special treatment and hardworking Tennesseans get dumped on, Tennessee extremist conservative legislators are also fiddling with what is very often the only voice hardworking Tennesseans have in our government – the right to vote. This week, the bills that start fiddling with the excessive law [...]

You Know We Can See You, Right?

Shocking as realizing that Wall Street is more important than Main Street in Tennessee as it is in almost every other state in the Union, what’s even more shocking is the blatant attempt to continue to strip the laws that will keep the Governor and his administration from abusing their power. Tomorrow, the Tennessee State [...]

Tennessee is Not Immune to Economic Injustice

For some reason, many Tennesseans believe we live in a state where life is good, we are rewarded for hard work and playing by the rules, and our elected officials work for us to improve our lives. The reality is…uh, yeah, not so much. The evidence lies not only in the  metrics, which illustrate Tennessee’s standing [...]

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