Adam Powell, Author at Bama Politics
Doug Jones Slams State Democratic Party In Media Call
In his regular conference call with members of the Alabama press last week, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, (D-AL), took the Alabama Democratic Party to task for being “nonfunctional,” a reality he said has existed…
Continue To ArticleRemembering 9/11 Means Moving Forward
On Sept. 11, 2001, I was a freshman in college, early on the path that would lead me to fail six of the nine classes I’d signed up to take that semester, largely because I…
Continue To ArticleCensus Bureau: More Alabamians Uninsured In 2018 Than Previous Year
According to numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau, around 32,000 more Alabamians were uninsured in 2018 than 2017 and the state’s 10-percent uninsured rate is more than a percentage point higher than the…
Continue To ArticleNo Party For Alabama Democrats
Political leanings in this state and all across the country are akin to birds atop an electrical wire – they all pile atop one another, close to the center, and chirp away with songs that…
Continue To ArticleBeginning Sunday, Equality In The Alabama Workplace
A number of new laws are taking effect on Sunday, many of which are aimed at ensuring or promoting driver safety – whether by requiring all riders be strapped in when rolling down the highway…
Continue To ArticleAlabama’s Silent War on the Press
“The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves – the better the teacher, the better the student body.” – Warren Buffett
This…
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