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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

  • F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns After Weeks of Pressure
  • Mysterious Meddling in Democratic Primaries Has G.O.P. Fingerprints
  • Wildfires Strike Florida, Georgia and America’s ‘Wood Basket’
  • Hegseth to Accompany Trump on Trip to China
  • Student Is Fatally Stabbed in University of Washington Housing Complex

NPR

  • 24 hours with 3 teenage birders: Welcome to the World Series of Birding
  • 'We're dry:' The new U.S. Wildland Fire Service prepares for extreme fire season
  • UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department
  • Rooted in nature, 'Silent Friend' will change the way you see the trees
  • David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday

The Progressive

  • Protect the Rights of Students with Disabilities
  • Rats, Ruins, and the Theft of Tranquility
  • Showing Up, Shutting It Down
  • Politesse for Modern Politics
  • La Follette’s Struggle to Oppose World War I

FactCheck.org

  • Republicans Repeat Problematic Estimate of Medication Abortion Harms
  • Kennedy Denies the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Spending Cuts to Medicaid
  • Democratic Ad Attacks Collins on Healthcare, Iran War
  • RFK Jr.’s Unsupported Claims About Tylenol-Autism Study He Called ‘Garbage’
  • Definition of ‘86’ at the Heart of Comey Indictment

Snopes.com

  • Did CDC fire cruise ship inspectors under RFK Jr. in 2025? We investigated
  • Does image show bald eagle attacking furry for defiling veterans memorial? Don't be fooled
  • Will Trump profit from Palm Beach airport being renamed after him? What we know
  • Is golden statue of Trump real? Yes, but posts got location wrong
  • Did Trump once post Mother's Day message about 'radical left fascists, Marxists and communists'?

Tradeoffs

  • Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch
  • Doctors Hated the No Surprises Act. Now Some Are Getting Rich Off of It.
  • New York Braces for Trump's Big Medicaid Shakeup
  • Should People Who Want GLP-1s Have to Work for Them?
  • High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
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