(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 […]
Read more(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 […]
Read more(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,” […]
Read more(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 […]
Read more(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,” […]
Read more(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 […]
Read more(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 […]
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