Thank God. Out of the 5 Councilmemebers on my “defeat in November” hit list, 2 are retiring (Fauver and Maddox)- Yeay! Plus Cleta’s in danger. This is wonderful, full of wonder. That jerk threatened to have me arrested during CDHR, was constantly falling asleep, and was Shirley Franklin’s tool. #### ATLANTA’S LONGEST SERVING ELECTED CITY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT JIM MADDOX, […]
Read more“The key difference [between health insurance companies in the US and in other rich countries] is that foreign health insurance plans exist only to pay people’s medical bills, not to make a profit. The United States is the only developed country that lets insurance companies profit from basic health coverage.” — T. R. Reid, “5 Myths About Healthcare Around the […]
Read moreThis article was first published by Inter-Press Service at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48268 ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug 30 (IPS/IFEJ) – As U.S. cities consider the urgent need for sustainable public transportation options, advocates are looking for ways to achieve the environmental benefits of such projects without displacing residents through gentrification of surrounding areas. The U.S. transport sector accounts for about a third of the […]
Read moreFormer U.S. ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young is set to formally endorse State Sen. Kasim Reed for mayor on Wednesday at 10 a.m. during a joint press conference. The announcement follows the debut last week of a 60 second radio ad featuring Young. During the event, Reed and Young are set to announce plans to hold a Youth Town […]
Read moreGeorgians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFADP), who along with Amnesty International have worked hard to bring attention to the case of Georgia death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis, is launching a new event called “Tuesdays for Troy” in September. Beginning September 8 and running every other Tuesday through at least October 20, volunteer groups will rally at high […]
Read moreThe Grady South DeKalb Health Center, one of the health system’s neighborhood clinics, will remain open and there will be an increased focus on marketing the clinic, officials said recently. A story from Crossroads News dated Aug. 14 has this: Matt Gove, the health system’s senior vice president of marketing and communications, said this week that the 60-day pull-back from […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — A coalition of local human rights activists held a downtown rally in solidarity with the people of Honduras, Friday, August 28, 2009, marking the two-month anniversary of the ouster and forced exile of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. About 40 activists handed out leaflets, held banners and signs, and spoke to curious passers-by. On June 28, 2009, the […]
Read moreHey everybody. I just spoke with Clarence Turner today and he says due to some personal family issues that he has to spend some time out of town and that he has decided it is best to drop out of the race for Council post 1 at large. Turner also has struggled with fundraising. APN interviewed Turner as part of […]
Read moreCreative Loafing Atlanta and the other five newsweeklies owned by the company were auctioned off to the highest bidder, and that bidder was Atalaya, the firm that had lent CL a lot of money. Eason had also bid and lost. Creative Loafing Atlanta’s blog reported the news a few days ago, but the writers there are in a complicated position: […]
Read moreAccording to Brian Sherman, major drama is still going down at Sevanandah natural foods market. The store and co-op in Little Five Points almost started carrying meat a few months ago, which upset a lot of the paid members of the co-op. Apparently, the plans to carry the flesh of dead animals did not go forward. However, Sherman says they […]
Read moreNot that anyone gave us credit (besides WABE radio), but our readers know where they read it first. Yes, APN was the first to report on the scandal of some in the Black activist community saying that Black voters should unite around Lisa Borders in order to prevent a White candidate, Mary Norwood, from getting elected. I woke up yesterday […]
Read moreSo as I was saying I went to the Reed press conference yesteday, where he made numerous statements in response to the Black Leadership Forum memo (see below for his comments on that). After Reed spoke, the floor was opened up for questions. As far as Sen. Reed’s response to my question, I must say I was completely disappointed. The […]
Read moreSunday Paper’s Stephanie Ramage also announced this week that she was endorsing State Sen. Kasim Reed. As far as I know, it’s the first editorial endorsement in the Mayoral race. I could’ve guessed this would happen. From the first articles Ramage wrote about the Mayoral race, she was like, whoa, I said there should be a special fund for police […]
Read moreChief U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore issued a three-page order Wednesday directing attorneys in the Troy Anthony Davis case to give their opinions as to whether a “free standing actual innocence claim” is recognized in the U.S. Constitution. The AJC reported Thursday that Judge Moore, in his order, said he is following instructions issued by the U.S. Supreme […]
Read moreAtlanta mayoral candidate Kasim Reed issued a statement Thursday in response to a comment made by Aaron Turpeau, a surrogate for City Council President and mayoral candidate Lisa Borders, in a position paper circulated by the Black Leadership Forum and Newsmakers Live. In the paper, Turpeau made the following remark: …[voters should] support Lisa Borders because she is ‘the best […]
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