Over in Montgomery, where some 4,000 people work at Hyundai’s first U.S. assembly plant, the Montgomery Biscuits minor league team hosts a Kimchi Night every summer.
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Authors, journalists and political leaders to appear at MJCCA book festival
The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta has released its full lineup for this year’s book festival. The 34th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCAA features a mix of political leaders, journalists, historians, chefs, and novelists who will not only share their latest works but also weigh in on today’s cultural and political […]
It’s time to consider what health care really means to America
On Labor Day we tend to think of the American workforce — to the extent we think of it at all — in terms of hard hats and assembly lines, not stethoscopes and nurses’ crocs.
Remembering Norman Primus, who tried to tell us
Norman Primus spent the last decades of his life trying to warn us about the mess we find ourselves in now. It’s a shame he’s not better remembered.
Andre Dickens qualifies for mayoral reelection campaign
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens kicked off the official election season on Aug. 19 when he announced his reelection campaign goals on the City Hall steps. Dickens has formally qualified to run for a second term as the Mayor of Atlanta in the Nov. 4 election. The formal qualifying period for municipal election candidates runs from […]
Increasingly, Americans just aren’t feeling AI
With great fanfare earlier this month, the pioneering artificial intelligence company OpenAI unveiled its latest model, GPT-5, an AI system so advanced that using it was said to be like conversing with a Ph.d. It landed with a unsettling thud.
A busy few days bring the 2026 races in closer view
Big political races can sit off on the horizon, unmoving, and then take shape as suddenly as a summer shower. Something like that happened over the past week or so in Georgia.
Staking a bet on the future, two states face a change in the wind
Iowa and Georgia are two states which have taken decisive steps to secure their place in the 21st Century economy. Now both have a similar problem.
First Liberty’s collapse casts light on the patriot economy
e may not be used to thinking of it this way, but the collapse of First Liberty Building and Loan and the resulting political fallout is a national story of some importance.
King family responds to MLK Jr. files and says now do Epstein’s
As more than 200,000 government documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were released this week, his children are reminding the public that while their father’s death has long captivated the nation, it remains, first and foremost, a deeply personal loss. In a joint statement Monday, Dr. Bernice King and Martin […]
Georgia on my mind: The 2026 Almanac of American Politics
For more than five decades, the Almanac of American Politics has set the standard for political reference books. In September, the Almanac will be publishing its 2026 edition, with more than 2,000 pages offering fully updated chapters on all 435 House members and their districts, all 100 senators, all 50 states and governors, and much […]
Folkston at center of ICE’s expansion plans
Alligator Alcatraz, the hastily built Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades, has been used for a lot of photo ops. But a few miles east of the Okefenokee Swamp, in the South Georgia town of Folkston, plans are moving forward for what will be the largest detention center in the country.
Five Years On – Honoring John Lewis – Feb. 21, 1940 -> July 17, 2020
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1988: A year that echoes in Georgia Republican politics to this day
’ve covered a lot of political conventions — national, state, Democratic, Republican, Libertarian and Reform. I saw Ronald Reagan’s last convention speech, and Barack Obama’s first. Of all these, the 1988 Georgia Republican state convention in Albany was hands-down the most dramatic.
What both sides assume about the One Big Beautiful Bill
Why are both Democrats and Republicans so sure the One Big Beautiful Bill will be President Donald Trump’s last big chance to pass legislation?
Around the Gold Dome – various dates
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A chorus of Georgia voices rises to defend the Okefenokee
Titanium dioxide isn’t the rarest mineral, and its uses — making various products look whiter — aren’t the most vital. Yet, this powdery substance has been the subject of a six-year-long legal battle which culminated last week in a $60 million deal for land near the Okefenokee Swamp.
After vote, Greene calls out the Big Beautiful winners
There was some inevitable blowback last week when U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would have voted against the Big Beautiful Bill if she’d known some of the things that are in it. For once, her critics need to cut her a little slack.
Turns out, the Ukrainians had some cards to play
Suppose that in answer to a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s drive to take over Greenland, Denmark launched a surprise attack on the United States.
For states, happy days may be over
Georgia finished in early April, but around the country a number of state legislatures are concluding their sessions about now. They may not know it yet, but these could have been the happiest days this generation of state legislators will ever know.
