Matt Bastin, Author at Tennessee Lookout

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Matt Bastin is a freelance journalist from Nashville. His areas of research are human rights, protest coverage, and extremism with a particular emphasis on white nationalism

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A protester now identified as Eric Munchel of Nashville entered the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation's capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Election 2020

Analysis: Expert assesses motivation behind insurrectionists’ actions

Matt Bastin - January 20, 2021

Photographer Alex Kent was is in the middle of Wednesday's melee as Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol. (Photo: Alex Kent)

Uncategorized

Tennesseans play role in mob scene at U.S. Capitol

Abby Lee Hood | Matt Bastin - January 7, 2021

Sign outside Removery Nashville. Removery uses laser technology to remove unwanted tattoos. (Photo: Matt Bastin)

Criminal Justice & Policing

Former extremists get opportunities for a fresh start through tattoo removal...

Matt Bastin - October 20, 2020

Tennessee Animal Safari. (Photo: Matt Bastin)

Investigates

Living conditions at Tennessee drive-through safari raise red flags

Abby Lee Hood | Matt Bastin - August 3, 2020

Latest News

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) holds a mask to her face as she arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation" on Capitol Hill on August 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. Crossfire Hurricane was an FBI counterintelligence investigation relating to contacts between Russian officials and associates of Donald Trump. (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)

Power Poll Prediction: Hagerty & Blackburn Will Not Vote to Convict...

Politics January 22, 2021

Children participating in a Sunday rally at the office of the Metro Nashville Schools Board hold up placards spelling out 'January All Schools Open.' The rally was organized by Let Nashville Parents Choose, a group advocating to return all schools to in-person learning. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Legislature passes COVID education plan; penalties for Metro Nashville, Shelby on...

Education January 22, 2021

Latest Commentary

Commentary: Pandemic shows it’s time to repeal certificate of need laws

Commentary January 21, 2021

Gov. Bill Lee addresses members of the 112th General Assembly at the opening of a special session dedicated to education. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Commentary: A costly way to change the subject

Commentary January 19, 2021

Briefs

Biden immigration reform bill gives faster path to citizenship

Civil Rights Dulce Torres Guzman - January 21, 2021

Education reform advocates weigh in on Lee’s education plans

Education Dulce Torres Guzman - January 20, 2021

Shelby County officials vaccine plan to address racial disparities

COVID-19 Dulce Torres Guzman - January 15, 2021

Cooper urges Biden to reverse TennCare block grant

Healthcare Sam Stockard - January 11, 2021

Memphis’s Community Legal Center names Jerri Green interim executive director

Politics Holly McCall - January 4, 2021

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