Southern Progressives

Moving to the left one post at a time

Bill Freeman
February 07, 2025

National News:

February 6, 2025

The U.S.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/february-6-2025?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Welcome to the Fight

I know we’re all feeling a little bit of this, so let’s just get it out there.

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The Sociopaths Think Victory Is Theirs

Elon Musk and his sidekick Donald Trump are remorseless in their pursuit to dismantle our government. But they're wrong to assume their coup has succeeded.

open.substack.com/pub/america/p/the-sociopaths-think-victory-is-theirs?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Phone numbers of our Federal Representatives:

Marsh Blackburn: (423) 541-2939

Bill Hagerty: (423) 752- 5337

Chuck Fleischmann: (423) 745- 46714467153373-752-5337-752-5337

State News:

How Tennessee’s universal school voucher law made it to the finish line

The special legislative session made it look easy, but the embrace of school vouchers was never a foregone conclusion.

www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024/03/25/private-school-voucher-esa-history-timeline-tennessee-bill-lee

Local News & Arts:

Ain't Misbehavin' — Athens Area Council for the Arts

This musical revue celebrates the distinct music of Harlem, specifically that of Fats Waller, and its influence on American music in a cabaret-style tour-de-force performance by five actors. McMinn County East Tennessee Foothills Smokey Mountains Arts council Athens Arts Center Athens TN Tennessee

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/aint-misbehavin-2025