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Tag: Georgia

  • Kintsugi
  • March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Georgia G.O.P. Passes Major Law to Limit Voting Amid Nationwide Push

By Nick Corasaniti March 25, 2021 Georgia Republicans on Thursday passed a sweeping law to restrict voting access in the state, introducing more rigid voter identification requirements fo

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 31, 2021

Why the Southern Bastions of Virginia and Georgia Are Taking Opposite Courses on Voting Rights

By Steven Rosenfeld As a mass shooting, possible tornadoes, and school closures drew Georgians’ attention on St. Patrick’s Day, Republicans in its GOP-majority legislature in Atl

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

Stacey Abrams On Finishing the Job In Georgia

By Rebecca Traister It can be undone just as quickly and as effectively as we did it. Stacey Abrams In the flood of post-election analysis of muddied results and still-emerging data, answers c

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

The Senate Is Important, Too

Since it appears we will be stuck with Mitch McConnell for another 6 years, the only thing we can do to ensure that real changes are made in our government is to gain control of the Senate. If we d

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NY Times

  • Wide Swath of the U.S. Faces Days of Severe Weather
  • U.S. Submarine Torpedoed Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka as Conflict Widens
  • High Turnout, Unusual Coalitions: Lessons From the Texas Primary
  • TerraPower Nuclear Reactor in Wyoming Gets Federal Permit
  • Rhode Island Priests Sexually Abused Hundreds of Children, Report Finds

NPR

  • Colossal Biosciences breeds controversy while trying to revive mammoths
  • Humans' pull toward alcohol may have ancient origins (according to chimp pee)
  • President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it
  • Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons
  • If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music

The Progressive

  • The Right Expands Its Campaign to Censor College Professors
  • Trump, Coca, and Drones in Tumaco, Colombia
  • Will D.C.’s Mayoral Election be a Rerun of New York City’s?
  • The Return of the Luddites
  • Daniel Ellsberg’s Last Words

FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing
  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question
  • FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
  • A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims

Snopes.com

  • Did Trump really say he'd start war to distract from Epstein files in 'leaked' phone call?
  • Posts claim Pete Hegseth has racist tattoos. We took a closer look
  • Video allegedly shows Trump promising he wouldn't start war with Iran. Here's what he actually said
  • Kansas is revoking many trans people's driver's licenses due to new law
  • Unpacking claims Polymarket bets on Iran strikes point to insider knowledge

Tradeoffs

  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2

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