From Salon: Among lefties today, there may be no more toxic and discrediting a label than “neoliberal.” To be called a neoliberal is, generally, to be associated with the worst of capitalism’s excesses — Wall Street greed, union-busting, deregulation, standardized testing, wage theft, privatization, exploitation and so on. In some ways, it’s become a catch-all […]
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Sign the petition to Senate Democrats: Stand strong, stop Fast Track for TPP
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Angry Tennessee Republican lawmakers strike back at Hamilton County, other school systems
NASHVILLE — Angry Tennessee Republican lawmakers are using the might of state government to strike back at school boards in Hamilton and six other area counties for suing the state over the adequacy of the Basic Education Program funding formula. The Senate’s and, later, House Finance Committee added an amendment Wednesday night to the proposed […]
TN Republicans vote to undermine pay and benefits
From Tennessee House Democrats: “Tonight the Republicans in the House laid bare their true values, voting to dramatically undermine salaried workers in a multiplicity of ways. Three bills stand out. First, Republicans voted to eliminate longevity pay for state workers – pay that for many years has been provided to longtime employees to reward them […]
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‘Official State Book’
Tennessee House Democrats
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 7, 2015 Contact: Rep. Antonio Parkinson (901) 570-5810 State Agency Runs Afoul of the Law Today in the House Government Operations Committee, Representative Antonio Parkinson spoke out about the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations’ (TACIR) deliberate refusal to obey the law set forth in the Healthy Workplace Act, an anti-workplace-bullying […]
Paul Krugman: Trillion Dollar Fraudsters
"By now it’s a Republican Party tradition: Every year the party produces a budget that allegedly slashes deficits, but which turns out to contain a trillion-dollar “magic asterisk” — a line that promises huge spending cuts and/or revenue increases, but without explaining where the money is supposed to come from." Read more […]
ROANE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY COUNTY CONVENTION
Saturday, March 21 Rockwood City Hall at 110 N. Chamberlain Ave. Doors open at 10:45 a.m. for registration, and close promptly at 12 noon. No one will be admitted afterward. Roane County Democrats will elect new leaders during the leadership convention, which is open to any bona fide Democrat who lives in Roane County. A […]
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Mary Mancini’s Listening Tour
All interested Democrats are urged to attend: Regional Democratic meeting for the counties of: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union. Let’s get ready to rumble! When: February 11th, 2015 from 6 pm till 8 pm Where: Unitarian Universalist Church 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike 37830 Dinner Donation: $10.00 R.S.V.P. […]
New TNDP Officers
The RCDP congratulates the newly elected officers of the Tennessee Democratic Party. We are especially pleased that Mr. Bob Cowan was elected as a East Tennessee Regional Vice-Chair. Chair: Mary Mancini Vice-Chair: John Litz Secretary: Gail Jones Carson Treasurer: Wade Mundy East TN Regional Vice-Chairs: Barbara Wagner, Bob Cowan Middle TN Regional Vice-Chairs: Alicia Parker, […]