Tag: Georgia
Is Stacey Abrams progressive?
While she likes to describe herself as a progressive and as a pragmatist, Stacey Abrams is now on a national path that looks far more “pragmatic” than progressive.
Atlanta prosecutors say they won’t prosecute women under Georgia’s newest abortion...
“As a matter of law (as opposed to politics) this office will not be prosecuting any women under the new law as long as I’m district attorney.”
New abortion law in Georgia criminalizes abortion after six weeks. Women...
"Bans like this have always been blocked by courts. We will be suing Georgia to make sure this law has the same fate."
Suppressed: The true story of Georgia’s 2018 election (video)
The result is an emotionally gripping look at Georgia’s citizens that also lays out compelling and irrefutable evidence of voter suppression.
Greg Palast sues Georgia’s Brian Kemp for purging 340,000 from voter...
Georgia secretary of state and Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp has overseen the removal of more than 340,000 current Georgia residents from voting rolls.
‘Unreal:’ Claiming concerns over ‘political activity,’ Georgia officials order black seniors...
"This is voter suppression, Southern style."
Voter purges: What Georgians heading to the polls need to know
Recent news casts doubt on whether some voters in the state will be able to cast a ballot when they show up on Election Day.
Here’s how Georgia is suppressing voters as early voting begins
The combined effect is to put voters – especially racial minorities – at risk of disenfranchisement as the state’s hotly contested governor’s race approaches.
Despite prosecutor’s attempts to stop her, Georgia woman keeps registering voters
Jim Crow endures in Georgia as voter suppression efforts persist across the state. But get-out-the-vote activists are undaunted.
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Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.