Atlanta Progressive News

Do you believe health care is a basic human right, not a commodity to be bought and sold by profiteering, parasitic health insurance companies?  Then join HealthcareNOW-GA at what is being billed as “the biggest rally of the year [in Georgia] for health insurance reform” this Thursday, Sept. 3 at the Capitol (Washington Street side).   Although this rally was called […]

Atlantans Together Against Crime (ATAC) founder Kyle Keyser announced Tuesday in an open letter that he is running for mayor of Atlanta. Here’s what he said: Over the past two weeks, as the mayoral race has heated up and I continue to talk with residents from across the city, I’ve struggled with the decision to enter my name or not. […]

And just comes off sounding nasty. This from WABE- check out their website for the audio. BORDERS: The question has come up in the city, what will you do when people don’t do their jobs? And my response has been, I will fire them. I don’t have that ability with Ms. Norwood, but I offer that opportunity to the citizens […]

State Sen. Kasim Reed’s campaign sent out new poll numbers showing Reed has gained, and that Borders does not have as much support as shown in other polls.  While the numbers are by a former leading pollster for the Democratic National Cmte, Reed’s campaign should have acknowledged–at least mentioned the fact–that the firm that ran the poll is also a […]

A reader sent us a report listing the salaries for all officials at Atlanta Public Schools.  According to the report, Superintendent Beverly Hall made $353,710.95 in the 2008 Fiscal Year.  I think that’s a lot, don’t you?  That’s over a third of a million dollars.

People are boycotting Whole Foods because the CEO had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal advocating for a free market system for health care.  The op-ed was very problematic; I joined the boycott on Facebook but haven’t completely kept with it.  But it’s so conveniently located and I don’t have a car. #### With a projected $1.8 trillion deficit […]

There are two forums taking place this evening in Atlanta: one for Atlanta City Council candidates and another for mayoral candidates. At 6 p.m. at the IBEW Auditorium (501 Pulliam St. SW), the Georgia STAND-UP Alliance will ask council candidates where they stand on issues such as jobs, economic development, affordable housing, transportation, public safety, vacant and abandoned housing, and […]