A recently unlocked 2009 article from Harper’s tells the story of the predatory lending practices of “payday loans” and the place that birthed them – Cleveland, Tennessee.

In light of 4 bills coming before the Tennessee General Assembly next week, this is a must-read article:

An applicant need only fill out the sheet, show proof of employment [...]

As I spend more time driving around East TN, I see more and more abandoned and/or underutilized existing buildings and structures. Some are historic and some are not, but they are all available.

Seeing this makes me wonder why anyone would want to (or “need” to) confiscate pristine and dwindling open spaces and farm land for [...]

(Because I am too much of a lady…)

“Rush Limbaugh is the fart in America’s elevator.” – Frank Schaeffer, on the Thom Hartmann Show

T/F/B: R. Neal of Knoxviews.

James Brooks, who writes an outdoorsy column for Johnson City Press, skewered Zach Wamp yesterday for embracing the “junk science” – also known as coal industry 20-year-old spin – that mountaintop removal mining “creates a new habitat that is bird friendly.”

The article is not online yet but here are the highlights:

It was almost 20 years [...]

Notice was given that tomorrow’s State Election Commission meeting will be held at 10 am Central Time by “telephonic communication.”

Because this particular meeting will be held via the telephone, this is a rare opportunity to monitor State Election Commission business without having to get out of your pajamas. (Not that you would get kicked out [...]

Summary: Featuring guests Bill Howell, Regional Organizer Middle Tennessee Office, Tennesseans for Fair Taxation, John Flansburgh, Senior Fellow, They Might Be Giants, and Karl Frish Senior Fellow for Media Matters for America.

Part 1: Makin’ a Little Birdhouse in Your Radio News roundup, three words to describe the Vancouver Olympics closing ceremonies, the to do list, [...]

Just a heads up that there won’t be a Monday, March 8 edition of Liberadio(!).

I’m in Syracuse at the 25th reunion for WJPZ 89.1 FM, a college radio station I used to work for and I don’t get back until Monday.

Well, that’s just not true.

I’ll be back on Sunday in plenty of time to see [...]

Summary: Featuring guests Dr. Joseph Romm, Senior Fellow for Center for American Progress and editor of ClimateProgress.org and Karl Frish Senior Fellow for Media Matters for America. Listen to the full Weekly Radio Address from President Obama at whitehouse.gov.

Part 1: Best. Invention. Ever. Make a simple hyperbolic statement and soon we’re discussing discussing politics, energy [...]

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