Voting Rights Groups Condemn Atlanta’s Verification Process for Cop City Referendum
A canvasser with the Stop Cop City Vote Coalition speaks with an Atlanta resident. Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday, more than 25 of the leading voting rights groups in Georgia—including Fair Fight Action and New Georgia Project, both founded by…
Chris Christie Wants a Federal Probe of Cop City Protesters
John Arthur Brown/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former New Jersey governor and current Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie wants the federal government to come down hard on protesters who are trying to stop the construction of a police training facility in Atlanta, commonly…
Atlanta Residents Could Soon Vote on Cop City
Protesters gather outside Atlanta City Hall ahead of a council vote over whether to approve public funding for the construction of “Cop City,” a proposed police and firefighter training center.Arvin Temkar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, an Atlanta city clerk approved a…
The Future of American Environmental Protests May be Unfolding in a Forest Outside Atlanta
A demonstrator holds a sign protesting the death of activist Manuel Teran, who went by Tortuguita, in Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Tortuguita was killed Wednesday, Jan. 18, after authorities said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. They are the first environmental activist killed by law enforcement in the United States. R.J. Rico/AP Fight…
“All I Want Is My Baby Brother Back”
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Three weeks after his death at the hands of Memphis police, Tyre Nichols is finally being laid to rest. On Wednesday, friends and family gathered to celebrate Nichols’ life at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in…
Tyre Nichols’ Family Attorney Calls on Congress to Pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference with RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, and his stepfather Rodney Wells, in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday.Gerald Herbert/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Sunday, Ben Crump, an attorney representing the family of Tyre…