Politics

Preying on the Pregnant

Neesha Powell-Ingabire / Prism Reports Dec 23, 2022 Organizers in Georgia fight to defund anti-abortion centers that use false advertising and misinformation to trick pregnant people. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Politics

Record Turnout in Georgia? Not Quite

Greg Palast / Truthdig Dec 15, 2022 A 1-million-vote nosedive in turnout was well-concealed by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp to cover up the effects of “Jim Crow 2.O” at the launch his presidential campaign Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Good News for the 65 Million Americans Who Rely on Social Security

Nancy J. Altman / OtherWords Dec 12, 2022 With his re-election, Rapahael Warnock and his Democratic colleagues have a mandate to protect Social Security’s earned benefits. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

The Big Exhale

Christopher Weyant Dec 8, 2022 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Georgia Medicaid Work Requirement

John Cole Nov 25, 2022 Dig deeper

Julian Bond Was a Radical Long Before MLK

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 28, 2020 A new book shows how the activist's positions on issues like the Vietnam War and environmental justice helped move civil rights leaders left. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

America Is a Democracy in Name Only

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 3, 2020 More than a century after women gained the right to vote, Republicans threaten to disenfranchise millions of Americans across the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Decade Republicans Hijacked American Democracy

David Daley / Salon Dec 31, 2019 In our broken political system, majorities often can't translate the will of the people into action. Gerrymandering helps explain why. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

GOP Governors Grapple With Whether to Accept Refugees

GRANT SCHULTE and JULIE WATSON / The Associated Press Dec 22, 2019 After a Trump executive order they are caught between immigration hardliners and Christian evangelicals who believe in helping migrants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Georgia Governor Picks Political Newcomer for U.S. Senate

BEN NADLER and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Dec 4, 2019 Brian Kemp chooses Kelly Loeffler to succeed Johnny Isakson, flouting President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate, Rep. Doug Collins. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hurricane Dorian Batters the Carolinas as It Pushes Northward

MEG KINNARD / The Associated Press Sep 5, 2019 Its 110-mph winds and storm-surge flooding causes havoc after sweeping past Florida and Georgia and leaving at least 20 dead in the Bahamas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Videos From Bahamas Show Devastation Left by Hurricane Dorian

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 2, 2019 The Category 5 storm was heading toward the U.S. coast late on Monday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )