Atlanta Progressive News

(APN) EAST COBB COUNTY – Immigration was discussed by numerous Democratic candidates running for office at a forum held last week, May 4, 2006, by the East Cobb County Democratic Alliance. Each of the candidates who spoke on immigration were from East Cobb. The East Cobb County Democrats are continuing to move and shake things up in their somewhat conservative, […]

By Robert Soloway, Staff Writer, The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA — The City Council of Atlanta has voted 12-2 to support a resolution calling for a US Department of Peace, The Georgia Alliance for a US Department of Peace announced at a press conference today on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol. The US Department of Peace, championed […]

(APN) ATLANTA — It’s difficult to talk about the leftist scene in Atlanta in the 1960’s and 70’s without someone bringing up The Great Speckled Bird, the leftist alternative newspaper which influenced so many minds of the time. But what was The Bird? Who ran it and how did it operate? Atlanta Progressive News has conducted extensive interviews and uncovered […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Protester Gloria Tatum, 62, was injured at a protest against Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defense, today, from when she was shouting at Rumsfeld, and has a bruise on her back, Tatum says. The noted local activist gave her first hand account of the heckling of Rummy to Atlanta Progressive News. “I had a bruise and I […]

(APN) ATLANTA — 36 US House Representatives have signed on as sponsors or co-sponsors of H. Res 635, which would create a Select Committee to look into the grounds for recommending President Bush’s impeachment, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. The two latest co-sponsors, as of Friday, were US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) and US Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA). “For […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Dozens of Atlanta’s leftists gathered for a preview of the stage version of Barbara Ehrenreich’s book, “Nickled and Dimed,” this evening, which was preceded by a panel discussion at The Five Spot on the living wage crisis. The play here was put together by the Seven Stages theatrical group. “I am just thrilled to go into another […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine is being accused of taking improper actions which benefitted his cab industry campaign contributors, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. Godfrey Waterhouse claims his son, Robert Waterhouse, was falsely arrested on account of Oxendine for allegedly running a bogus cab insurance agency. The charges were later dropped, and Waterhouse’s insurance agency appears to […]

(APN) ATLANTA – “Georgia is at a critical point, at a crossroads. We can go one of two ways. We can reverse the progress we made, that is a distinct possibility,” Georgia State Rep. Nan Orrock (D), 62, told Atlanta Progressive News. Or we can create a new progressive future. “I do think there’s a new stirring in the land,” […]

(APN) ATLANTA — “!Si se puede!” April 10, 2006, will go down as a turning point in our state, where 60,000 immigrants, many of Hispanic origin, and their supporters, joined to show their numbers and to change the hearts and minds of the American people. “We want to stop being invisible,” Adelina Nicholls, President of the Coordinating Council of Latino […]

(APN) ATLANTA – 800 women and women’s advocates marched on and around the Georgia Capitol today at a rally sponsored by Georgia for Choice. The theme of the rally was preserving a woman’s choice in being able to have an abortion; however, many issues concerning women were raised. “I am troubled by my sisters and brothers who lack health care,” […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Marcy Winograd was so shocked to see US Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) enable President Bush’s illegal wiretapping program, that she decided to run for her seat this November. But now, Winograd’s grassroot campaign has been so successful, it has blocked the Democratic Party from pre-endorsing Harman, a six-term Congresswoman. “I actually made the decision to run after […]

(APN) ATLANTA — About 3,000 peace activists from throughout the US South gathered on Saturday, April 1, in Atlanta, and marched from downtown’s The King Center to midtown’s Piedmont Park for the causes of peace and justice. The Southern Regional March for Peace and Justice met at Piedmont Park and culminated in speeches, poetry, and song. “We cannot remain silent […]

(APN) ATLANTA – BREAKING – US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) reportedly punched a police officer on Capitol Hill today, after the Congresswoman was being flagged down by a police officer who didn’t realize who she was. Police say there are conflicting accounts as to whether the altercation should be characterized as a push, a punch, or a strike with a […]

(APN) ATLANTA – 20,000 participants are expected to attend Atlanta’s upcoming, first-ever United States Social Forum (USSF) in late June 2007. Atlanta activists are busily planning away for the massive descent of progressive Americans upon their iconic city which is so rich in historical ties to the US Civil Rights Movement. The US Social Forum is a national incarnation of […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Denise Majette’s announcement yesterday that she is running for State School Superintendent has displeased many Democratic party leaders throughout Georgia, sources tell Atlanta Progressive News. Majette, a former Republican who has no education experience, will face Carlotta Harrell in the Democratic Primary. Majette’s decision could disgust voters, causing problems for the entire Democratic ticket, some party leaders […]