Atlanta Progressive News

(APN) LAWRENCEVILLE – Allan Burns, running against the powerful incumbent, US Rep. John Linder (R-GA), in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District, knows he has an uphill battle. However, Burns’s race is extremely important. US Rep. Linder is a proponent of the national sales tax which would replace all other federal taxes. Linder’s extremist plan would create a disproportionate burden on the […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Radio Free Georgia (WRFG, 89.3 FM) is nearing its fundraising goal in its two year Tower of Power capital campaign to move to a new tower. WRFG has already raised $175,000 and needs to raise another $50,000, Heather Gray, President of WRFG’s Board of Directors, told Atlanta Progressive News. WRFG has had plenty of help along the […]

By Jennifer Sauer, Special to The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA — On August 19, 2006, members of the Jobs with Justice, Sagrada Familia Lutheran Church, and Interfaith Outreach Housing joined together for a first of its kind discussion and fiesta on Black and Latino tensions in the Atlanta region. While getting off to a late start, more than 30 […]

(APN) ATLANTA — “We pray for those in this building who would be enemies of the poor,” Jim Beaty, 70, activist, exclaimed Tuesday morning at a City Hall protest, on the one year anniversary of the panhandling ordinance in Atlanta. Homeless men and woman and human rights advocates rallied on the steps of City Hall and then proceeded to deliver […]

By Scott Crutcher, Staff Writer, The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA – Activists demanded “Hands off Cuba ” at a press conference on the steps of Atlanta City Hall today. Members of Atlanta Cuba Solidarity, Every Church a Peace Church, and International Action Center demanded the immediate release of the Cuban Five. Activists also raised concerns about various statements made […]

By Kristina Cates, Staff Writer, The Atlanta Progressive News. (APN) ATLANTA – While Georgia voters were not limited to five forms of ID, instead of the current seventeen, in the recent Primary and Runoff Elections, the possibility is still there that poor, elderly, and disadvantaged voters may be effectively disenfranchised in the General Election or some future election. Voter advocates […]

(APN) ATLANTA — US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) is pursuing numerous legal avenues to challenge the so-called results of not only her recent Primary and Runoff Elections, but also the fundamental reality that the current E-voting system in Georgia does not provide us with results that are in any way meaningful. The Congresswoman and her attorneys and campaign are looking […]

(APN) ATLANTA — US Congressional Candidate Donzella James has filed a legal contest of the results of her Primary race against US Rep. David Scott (D-GA), Atlanta Progressive News has learned. The suit has been filed in State Court in Fulton County, Georgia. The lawsuit asserts Georgia’s election “results” are meaningless because they run on E-voting machines which have no […]

(APN) ATLANTA – US Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) is not supporting his progressive colleague in Congress for reelection, US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), or her challenger, Mr. Hank Johnson. However, Rep. Lewis is supporting the hawkish centrist, US Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Atlanta Progressive News has learned. McKinney is in a suspenseful Runoff Election with Mr. Johnson, a quiet, more […]