Atlanta News and Issues
Race and Diversity
‘Diversity, inclusiveness, and tolerance’ Article
Thursday November 1, 2018 02:24 pm EDT
Thanking Sara J. Gonzalez
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You don’t have to live like a refugee Article
Thursday November 1, 2018 12:56 pm EDT
Clarkston is 'home' for many who are thankful to have left home. Mayor Ted Terry discusses the resettlement city.
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'Say No To Hate' Article
Sunday September 30, 2018 11:59 pm EDT
A Q & A of Atlanta locals regarding Civil Rights and current political climes.
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Letter to Dr. King Article
Thursday April 5, 2018 05:10 am EDT
Congressman John Lewis Commemorates the Anniversary of Dr. King's Death
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Opinion - Unwelcome Article
Thursday July 7, 2016 04:00 am EDT
Federal officials and local law enforcement need to stop raids and deportations of undocumented immigrants
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Opinion - None of your business Article
Thursday June 9, 2016 04:00 am EDT
In silly debate over transgender access to bathrooms, transgender people are the real victims
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Opinion - Proposed MLK tribute on Stone Mountain is an insult Article
Wednesday October 28, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Don't dilute the civil rights leader's legacy with a token gesture
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Opinion - The future of trans rights in Atlanta Article
Wednesday October 7, 2015 04:00 am EDT
'We must remain vigilant.'
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Economic Issues
Opinion - Plant Vogtle nuclear reactors are delayed, over budget Article
Thursday March 31, 2016 04:00 am EDT
New reactors were scheduled to start generating energy on April Fool's Day
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Opinion - CL's 2016 Wish List Article
Wednesday January 6, 2016 04:00 am EST
Lower rents, WRAS' rebirth, and a triumphant return for Manuel's
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Opinion - The other millennials Article
Thursday October 22, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Poverty and inequity confront Atlanta's next generation
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Opinion - Risky venture Article
Wednesday September 23, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Casinos aren't silver bullets for solving HOPE funding
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Opinion - Fort Tyler Perry Article
Thursday May 28, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Where does the community fit in with talks over former military base's sale?
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Opinion - Fast food fight Article
Wednesday April 8, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Workers will gather April 15 to strike for $15 an hour and union rights
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Opinion - We all lose if drilling comes to Georgia's coast Article
Wednesday April 1, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Our coast has a vital ecosystem that requires proper protection from the people seeking to profit off its oil
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Opinion - Ban the box Article
Thursday October 23, 2014 04:00 am EDT
Asking former prisoners about past conviction history on job applications is a barrier to re-entry
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Education
The Kids Are Alright Article
Tuesday July 31, 2018 11:59 pm EDT
March for Our Lives - Atlanta teens bring good trouble.
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Opinion - Central Library doesn't need replacing, it needs boosting Article
Thursday April 7, 2016 04:00 am EDT
The iconic building was innovative when first built. It can be again.
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Opinion - Risky venture Article
Wednesday September 23, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Casinos aren't silver bullets for solving HOPE funding
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Opinion - Why Georgia college costs keep rising Article
Thursday August 6, 2015 04:00 am EDT
A cap and gown should not cost an arm and a leg
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Opinion - Why are adjuncts treated like junk? Article
Thursday March 19, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Georgia's higher ed. values reflected in failure to pay part-time profs a living wage
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Opinion - Closed college doors for DACA students Article
Thursday March 12, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Why does Georgia force young immigrants to look elsewhere when chasing the American Dream?
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Opinion - CL's 2015 wishlist Article
Wednesday January 7, 2015 04:00 am EST
End the APS-Beltline dispute, reuse Atlanta's history, and chill with the cauliflower
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Opinion - Cut the check Article
Wednesday July 16, 2014 04:00 am EDT
City should stop dragging feet on Beltline payments to APS, rethink funding plan
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Environment
PODCAST: Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (C.H.a.R.M.) Article
Tuesday August 20, 2019 02:40 pm EDT
Live Thrive Executive Director Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe on the economic and environmental benefits of recycling
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Trump traffic alerts Article
Wednesday April 24, 2019 09:09 am EDT
Atlanta Headlines April 24, 2019
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Opinion - Save our rivers Article
Thursday July 9, 2015 04:00 am EDT
We can achieve environmental justice by restoring Atlanta's rich waterways
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Opinion - Time to rethink private events in public parks Article
Friday May 15, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Why do we gate off our most prized spaces, even for a night?
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Opinion - We all lose if drilling comes to Georgia's coast Article
Wednesday April 1, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Our coast has a vital ecosystem that requires proper protection from the people seeking to profit off its oil
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Opinion - Georgia's stance on climate change? Head in the sand Article
Thursday January 29, 2015 04:00 am EST
Lawmakers are too afraid to even have a discussion
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Opinion - The politics of park benches Article
Thursday January 15, 2015 04:00 am EST
Beltline design process gives chance to rethink approach to homelessness
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Opinion - Atlanta for sale Article
Wednesday December 10, 2014 04:00 am EST
Doesn't putting private advertisements on public spaces sound like a good plan?
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Government & Politics
The Kids Are Alright Article
Tuesday July 31, 2018 11:59 pm EDT
March for Our Lives - Atlanta teens bring good trouble.
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Opinion - Central Library doesn't need replacing, it needs boosting Article
Thursday April 7, 2016 04:00 am EDT
The iconic building was innovative when first built. It can be again.
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Opinion - Risky venture Article
Wednesday September 23, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Casinos aren't silver bullets for solving HOPE funding
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Opinion - Why Georgia college costs keep rising Article
Thursday August 6, 2015 04:00 am EDT
A cap and gown should not cost an arm and a leg
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Opinion - Why are adjuncts treated like junk? Article
Thursday March 19, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Georgia's higher ed. values reflected in failure to pay part-time profs a living wage
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Opinion - Closed college doors for DACA students Article
Thursday March 12, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Why does Georgia force young immigrants to look elsewhere when chasing the American Dream?
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Opinion - CL's 2015 wishlist Article
Wednesday January 7, 2015 04:00 am EST
End the APS-Beltline dispute, reuse Atlanta's history, and chill with the cauliflower
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Opinion - Cut the check Article
Wednesday July 16, 2014 04:00 am EDT
City should stop dragging feet on Beltline payments to APS, rethink funding plan
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Healthcare
Opinion - A right to unbiased care Article
Wednesday March 16, 2016 06:00 am EDT
SB308 supports an ideological agenda rather than legitimate medical care
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Opinion - HIV crisis needs a solution Article
Tuesday December 1, 2015 04:00 am EST
Metro Atlanta's leaders must invest in meaningful, progressive prevention programs
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Opinion - Attacks on Planned Parenthood are attacks on public health Article
Thursday August 20, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Address the root problem and not a bogeyman
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Opinion - Metro Atlanta's HIV epidemic among gay and bisexual men must end Article
Thursday October 9, 2014 04:00 am EDT
Better access to health care, sex education, and tackling poverty can help. So let's do it.
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Opinion - The Ebola City Rises Article
Wednesday August 13, 2014 04:00 am EDT
If we want to be Gotham, we have to trust Batman
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Opinion - Gov. Nathan Deal's great Medicaid escape Article
Thursday March 6, 2014 04:00 am EST
Governor goes even further to shirk his responsibility on the state's most important issue of 2014
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Opinion - CL's 2014 wish list Article
Wednesday December 25, 2013 04:00 am EST
No more stadiums, better beer laws, and maybe - just maybe - Medicaid expansion?
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Justice
OP-ED: Systemic racism Article
Friday September 4, 2020 01:06 pm EDT
Prosecutors are also guilty — the APS ‘cheating’ scandal is but one example
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Why stop with monuments to the Confederacy? Article
Tuesday June 30, 2020 11:35 am EDT
We need to remove the statues of Henry W. Grady and Richard B. Russell
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APD use of force policy needs reform Article
Tuesday June 30, 2020 11:30 am EDT
The failure of the Graham standard
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‘A Revolution of Values’ Article
Tuesday June 30, 2020 11:25 am EDT
Dr. Bernice King remembers the past and speaks of the future at the funeral of Rayshard Brooks
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The October Surprise is not what Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr had in mind Article
Thursday June 18, 2020 01:51 pm EDT
Outlandish Conspiracy Theories - A look at Georgia's Justice System
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: ‘The Case of the Mass Recusal’ Article
Sunday May 31, 2020 04:34 pm EDT
Conflicts of interest, sleight of hand, and the usual obstruction of justice
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Dr. Tommie Smith — Stand! In the end, you’ll still be you Article
Wednesday January 2, 2019 10:00 am EST
Dr. Tommie Smith discusses his place at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, sports and justice in Atlanta, and, of course, the Super Bowl
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The Kids Are Alright Article
Tuesday July 31, 2018 11:59 pm EDT
March for Our Lives - Atlanta teens bring good trouble.
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Religion
Opinion - A right to unbiased care Article
Wednesday March 16, 2016 06:00 am EDT
SB308 supports an ideological agenda rather than legitimate medical care
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Opinion - The House (and Senate) of God Article
Thursday March 3, 2016 04:00 am EST
My daily dose of forced religion, courtesy of the state government
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Opinion - Georgia's 'religious liberty' bill is an insulting waste of time Article
Wednesday January 21, 2015 04:00 am EST
The controversial conservative measure could legalize discrimination and hurt the state's reputation
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Urban Design
Homelessness in Atlanta Article
Monday September 9, 2019 07:13 pm EDT
A guide to those who help those in need
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Atlanta City Plan Article
Monday May 27, 2019 11:14 am EDT
Atlanta's Official City Plan and Vision
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Love: Ryan Gravel's Vision for Atlanta Article
Wednesday September 6, 2017 06:33 pm EDT
Ryan Gravel is the Lead Designer for the Atlanta City Design project. Ryan was also the inspiration for the Atlanta Beltline.
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Opinion - Time to fight blight Article
Thursday May 26, 2016 04:00 am EDT
Neighborhoods need more tools to combat dilapidated houses, illegal dumping
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Opinion - CL's 2016 Wish List Article
Wednesday January 6, 2016 04:00 am EST
Lower rents, WRAS' rebirth, and a triumphant return for Manuel's
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Opinion - Build, AHA, build Article
Thursday October 1, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Housing authority could tackle affordability in O4W, Grant Park
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Opinion - Georgia State, please don't demolish the Bell Building Article
Thursday September 3, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Downtown doesn't need another parking lot. It needs to keep its historic buildings.
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Opinion - Give the homeless a home Article
Wednesday August 26, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Talk of closing and building shelters misses best way to get people off the street
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