Sep 14, 2021My 2021 Democracy Day Testimony to Shaker Heights City Council: The “Red Box” Lays Bare the Corruption of American DemocracyEvery two years since Shaker Heights passed its Move to Amend initiative in 2016, the city council has hosted a mandated “Democracy Day,” where citizens give testimony on how corporate money in politics corrupts and interferes with American democracy. My politics have changed a bit since 2015, when I helped…3 min read
Jul 20, 2021Fact-Checking the Mt. Olive Press Conference denouncing Nina TurnerHere is a brief rundown and fact-checking of the event at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church on July 20 ludicrously denouncing Nina Turner’s campaign for mudslinging. This event was billed as “a press conference to take action and denounce the misrepresentation, misinformation and outright lies that the Nina Turner’s campaign…4 min read
Jul 15, 2021The Shontel Brown Campaign’s Divisiveness has Raised the Stakes for Cuyahoga County DemocratsOhio Democratic statewide candidates live or die by the voter turnout in heavily Democratic Cuyahoga County. That makes the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party crucial to any hope for victories in Gubernatorial, Senate, and Presidential contests. Unfortunately for anyone who would rather not live under Republican rule, current CCDP Chair Shontel…3 min read
Jul 7, 2021What Cuyahoga County Residents Need to Know about Shontel Brown and her Campaign for CongressBy Keith Wilson On Tuesday, July 27, Newsweek published a story entitled “Hillary Clinton-endorsed Candidate Shontel Brown Faces Potential Ethics Probe.” With less than a week to go until an August 3 election, it’s more urgent than ever to answer the question: Just who is Shontel Brown? Shontel Brown is…15 min read
Jul 7, 2021My ballot for the August 3, 2021 Special Election Democratic Primary.Early voting begins July 7. For Representative to Congress (11th District) (Unexpired term ending 1–3–2023). My vote: Nina Turner. (You will need to ask for the Democratic Primary ballot to vote for Turner.) This race has 13 candidates, but only two are viable: Shontel Brown and Nina Turner. The Brown…4 min read
May 24, 2021Earl Leiken’s Political Corruption Led to Horrors at the Cuyahoga County JailKey points Former Shaker Heights Mayor Earl Leiken significantly increased his salary in early 2018 by taking a job as chief of staff for County Executive Armond Budish, who had a history of using that position as a sinecure. Deaths and suicide attempts at the Cuyahoga County Jail skyrocketed after…Shaker Heights8 min read