Georgia

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Cancel Culture, Case Closed Cancel Culture, Case Closed

The world’s greatest internet detective faces his hardest puzzle yet.

May 18, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Barry Fleming

The Lawyer Behind Georgia’s New Anti-Voting Law The Lawyer Behind Georgia’s New Anti-Voting Law

Representative Barry Fleming, chairman of the Georgia legislature’s Special Committee on Election Integrity, has a history of restricting voting across the state.

Apr 8, 2021 / Timothy Pratt

MLB All Star Game Georgia

Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0 Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0

Major League Baseball is a conservative institution. It speaks volumes that it moved the All-Star Game from Brian Kemp’s Georgia.

Apr 6, 2021 / Dave Zirin

Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon under arrest

Everything You Need to Know About Georgia’s New Anti-Voting Law Everything You Need to Know About Georgia’s New Anti-Voting Law

It’s tailor-made to stop the expansion of the electorate that doomed Republicans in 2020 and 2021. Here’s how to fight back.

Apr 1, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Jody Hice

America’s Most Dim-Witted Critic of Voting Rights Is Trump’s Pick for Georgia Secretary of State America’s Most Dim-Witted Critic of Voting Rights Is Trump’s Pick for Georgia Secretary of State

No one in Congress makes worse arguments for undermining democracy than Jody Hice. So, of course, Trump wants him running elections.

Mar 25, 2021 / John Nichols

Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy?

Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy? Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy?

They must recreate the multiracial coalition that succeeded last year in Georgia and Arizona—and twice won the Buckeye State for Obama.

Mar 4, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World

Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World

Six workers were killed in a chicken plant in Gainesville, Ga. The community is demanding answers.

Feb 1, 2021 / Luis Feliz Leon

This Is Why Texas Is the Next Georgia

This Is Why Texas Is the Next Georgia This Is Why Texas Is the Next Georgia

The same factors that were critical to success in Georgia exist in Texas.

Jan 29, 2021 / Steve Phillips

How Georgia Went Blue

How Georgia Went Blue How Georgia Went Blue

Democrats did what they had to do: beat back voter suppression and keep voter turnout high.

Jan 22, 2021 / Editorial / Joan Walsh

Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Bend-the-Arc Faith Is Precisely What the Senate Needs

Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Bend-the-Arc Faith Is Precisely What the Senate Needs Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Bend-the-Arc Faith Is Precisely What the Senate Needs

A historic Senate runoff victory in Georgia has given America a measure of progress that should be cherished and built upon.

Jan 11, 2021 / John Nichols

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