Atlanta Progressive News

Mayoral candidate Mary Norwood was endorsed last week by the local firefighters’ union.  Norwood told APN it had to do with her voting record in City Council as well as her presentation before the union. “I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Atlanta Professional Fire Fighter Association,” Norwood said in a statement obtained by APN.  ”Atlanta faces a series of challenges […]

According to Democracy for America (the organization that came out of Howard Dean’s former Presidential campaign in 2004), 64 US House Democrats will not support a health care reform bill that does not have a public option for health insurance to compete with private insurers. These include US Reps. Donna Edwards (D-MD) and Chellie Pingrie (D-ME). US Rep. Hank Johnson […]

A few months ago, Atlanta activists and APN readers Bob Rouse and Raine Equality Koch started a website called Health Care Reform Myths at www.healthcarereformmyths.org. Koch tells APN she has been contacted by the Obama and the Pelosi people in recent weeks to find out who they are.  ”We’re just Bob and Raine in Atlanta,” she says.  They were apparently […]

According to a tip from a reader, Democratic Party of Georgia Chairwoman Jane Kidd is being encouraged by some anonymous people to run for US Senate against US Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) in 2010.  The Draft Jane website appears at draftjanekidd.com.  I can’t tell you much about Jane Kidd, except that she seems very personable.  When I watched the DPG […]

According to US Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Chairman of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Bank of America sent a letter notifying him of its intent to abandon the practice of mandatory arbitration in all customer agreements. “Bank of America was responding to a letter that Kucinich sent it and the 12 other largest banks in […]

The Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council AFL-CIO announced Thursday it is endorsing Amir Farokhi in his bid for the Atlanta City Council Post 2 At-Large. “Atlanta’s working families need another strong advocate in the city council, and Amir Farokhi has the commitment and knowledge to help make Atlanta a city that works for working families,” Eric Robertson, Political Director for Teamsters […]

Why Obama’s Public Option is Defective, and Why We Need Single-Payer   Are liberal netroots groups helping Obama fail?   Dennis Kucinich:  Stay the course for universal, single-payer Medicare for All

Civil rights pioneer and co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Rev. Joseph Lowery received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, along with 15 others at a ceremony at the White House Wednesday. Here’s what President Obama had to say about Lowery: Born and raised in Jim Crow Alabama, preaching in his blood, the Reverend Joseph […]

Secretary of State Karen Hanel announced Wednesday the state of Georgia has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to reconsider its May 2009 objection of preclearance for two voter verification processes, a decision Handel “strongly disagreed with.” The process, implemented in March 2007, cross-checks five different criteria provided by new voter registration applicants with information in the Georgia Department of […]

Religious, law enforcement, and elected officials will hold a press conference Tuesday to speak on the need for immigration reform. The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) passed a resolution at their national conference in July calling for federal action on immigration reform. The event will start at 2:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center 449 […]