Atlanta Progressive News

(APN) ATLANTA — Voucher holder Tamika “Cookie” Brewer, 38, received a phone call from AHA just hours after Atlanta Progressive News did a story on her pending eviction, she said. AHA advised Brewer to show up at AHA for an appointment the next day, she said. When Brewer got there, instead of an individual appointment, she was brought into a […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Former US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) has sued the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper for libel, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. The lawsuit was filed on July 26, 2007, in State Court of Fulton County, according to a copy of the court filing obtained by Atlanta Progressive News. The lawsuit focuses on what McKinney argues to be false claims […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Two Democratic lawmakers will introduce censure resolutions next week concerning President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and other Bush Administration officials over the US Invasion of Iraq and other abuses of executive power, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. US Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) announced he will introduce two censure resolutions in the US House, which will serve as […]

(APN) ATLANTA — “Run, Cynthia run!” chanted enthusiastic Green Party members and leaders at the Green Party National Meeting for 2007 in Reading, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 2007, according to video footage obtained by Atlanta Progressive News. “If not us, who? If not now, when?” asked one Green Party activist in attendance after a screening of the movie American Blackout. […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Tamika Brewer, a disabled Atlanta Section 8 voucher recipient, received a letter that she is about to be evicted because her home is in foreclosure, even though she says she pays her rent on time each month to her property manager. “Why would they [AHA] wait this long to inform me when it wasn’t my situation?” Brewer […]

(APN) ATLANTA — US Reps. Hank Johnson (D-GA), John Lewis (D-GA), and David Scott (D-GA) have each signed on a new letter, joining 67 others Members of Congress in promising they will not support any more funds for the US occupation of Iraq, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. “Mr. President… We are writing to inform you that we will only […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) briefed the Atlanta City Council Thursday on its plans to demolish all public housing in Atlanta and issue vouchers to families, in addition to its new work requirements. AHA calls these the Quality of Life Initiative and Catalyst Program. The Community Development and Human Resources (CDHR) Committee invited AHA Director Renee Glover, […]

(APN) SAVANNAH — Troy Anthony Davis, a death row inmate in Georgia received a 90 day stay, just hours before his scheduled execution, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. “I’m exhausted but elated,” Martina Correia, Davis’s sister, told Atlanta Progressive News. “They were asking a lot of questions and were engaging. They were so respectful for the family. We had this […]

  (APN) ATLANTA — Activist and likely congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan blasted CNN television news during her visit to Atlanta on Saturday night, July 14, 2007. Sheehan was in town as part of her cross country Caravan for Humanity and Accountability. Activists held a reception for Sheehan prior to a production of the play, “Marx in SoHo,” at the 7 […]

(APN) ATLANTA — With only four days until the execution of Troy Anthony Davis, advocates are converging to save a man whose guilt seems uncertain, even unlikely, now that 7 of 9 witnesses have recanted in his case, and new witnesses have implicated another man. US Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) has announced his support. The International Action Center of Atlanta […]

(APN) ATLANTA — “Nancy Pelosi had no business taking impeachment off the table. Because Article Two, Section Four of the Constitution says the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed in office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. It says shall be removed. It doesn’t […]

  (APN) ATLANTA — Supporters of death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis held a press conference Tuesday at the “Sloppy” Floyd Administration Building where the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles is headquartered. Representatives from Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda (GCPA), the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU), the US […]

(APN) SAVANNAH — In nine days, on July 17, 2007, Georgia may execute an innocent man, after both State and Federal Courts refused to hear the recanted testimony of 7 out of 9 witnesses in his case, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. Is Davis innocent? Is he guilty? We may never know, and that’s the problem. The Supreme Court of […]

(APN) ATLANTA — “I’m calling to confirm my cosponsorship of H Res 333 to impeach Bush and Cheney,” US Rep. Filner (D-CA) told Atlanta Progressive News in a phone interview. “These guys have governed with cynicism and complete contempt of the American people from the beginning,” Filner said. “For political reasons impeachment was taken off the table,” Filner said. “The […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Saturday, June 30, 2007, marked the fourth and final full day of events at the first US Social Forum here. APN spoke with USSF participants working tents and tables in and around the Atlanta Civic Center and at Renaissance Park. Workers for the Dennis Kucinich 2008 Presidential Campaign had a prominently displayed sign and table set up […]