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…
Did Brian Kemp Deploy a Dog Whistle During His Debate Against Stacey Abrams?
Incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp debates Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams on Oct. 17, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ben Gray/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Monday was a busy day in Georgia politics. In the morning, Georgians could begin early voting. In the evening, Georgia…
Newsmakers Live! endorses Stacey Abrams for Georgia’s Primary Election
Written by Ashley Nelson Political Leader. Voting Rights Activist. New YorkTimes Best Selling Author. For the first time in history, Newsmakers Live-Journal endorses a political…
Could A Third Term Possibly Be What Atlanta Needs? Former Atlanta Mayor, Kasim Reed Makes His Bid.
Written by Ashley Nelson and Jim Welcome Atlanta, our nation’s cultural capital, home of the Black experience, Black excellence, and to what most would presume…
How a Legacy of Organizing Among Domestic Workers Helped Turn Georgia Blue
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.“You ever been here?” Yterenickia Bell asks me as we wait for the door to the Cascade Skating Rink to be unlocked. “It’s historic,” she says, ushering me out of the…
Stacey Abrams on Trump: “We Should Be Frightened, But We Should Also Be Fighting.”
Alyssa Pointer/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, sparked a national panic attack on Tuesday when he suggested to Time that he had personal insight into whether or not the 2020 election would take place, leaving room for some doubt. “It’s not my…
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