Confederate monuments coming down all over the South
Charlottesville violence prompts a region’s reappraisal Monumental change is once again sweeping the South. Massive memorials disappear in the dark of night. Statues that have…
Atlanta protesters deface Peace Monument in Piedmont Park
Protesters in Atlanta angry with white supremacist violence in Charlottesville marched to Piedmont Park Sunday night, spray painting a statue of a Confederate soldier and…
A major MARTA rail move: Emory University petitions to join the city of Atlanta
The biggest change in the landscape of Atlanta that’s been seen in generations just hit. From the Emory University press release: Emory University filed a…
Wall Street expresses its doubts about rural Georgia’s viability
Over at the Saporta Report, David Pendered has latched onto one of those macro-issues that make the revival of rural Georgia more difficult: Wall Street…
Sally Yates gives detailed account of events that led to her firing
WASHINGTON — Sally Yates’ 10 days leading the Justice Department this January were incredibly eventful ones, as we’ve detailed here in the past. The Georgia native…
‘Political rewind’ replay: A health care bill placed on hold
Today’s edition of GPB’s “Political Rewind” dissects the Senate Republican struggle to get 52 votes for a repeal/replace measure aimed at upending Obamacare. A new…