Jessie Wall

A Cause for Hope: Bill Lee Is Kickstarting Change in Tennessee’s Criminal Justice Policy

Bill Lee pushes for bipartisan reforms to cut costs, maintain safety, and reduce recidivism. Cover photo source Like all issues that politics touches, criminal justice policy can get stuck in partisan…

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April 24, 2021

In the Zeitgeist

Reclassification Hurts Gig Workers: The Need for Flexible Policy

In 2009, Monica Wyman founded RSVP Floral Designs, a flower shop designing arrangements for weddings and other events in Temecula, California, outside of San Diego county. Her interview on how…

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March 22, 2021

In the Zeitgeist

Military to Militia: Stopping the Extremism Pipeline

“Military explosives arranged in the shape of a swastika. Source: Military Times (Screenshot from Twitter account)” Like many I know, I was unnerved when NPR reported that one in five…

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March 3, 2021

In the Zeitgeist

Hillbilly Economics: The Brief Facts about a Family and Culture that is Trying

This grassy bald is in Avery County, North Carolina which is part of Central Appalachia. Photo by writer. Two years ago, I forced myself to read J.D. Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy:…

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February 9, 2021