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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50483. NEW ORLEANS, Feb 28, 2010 (IPS) – Many survivors of Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005, have been seeing their own reflection in media images of Haiti earthquake victims. And despite – or even because of – their own struggle, many […]

(APN) ATLANTA — President Barack Obama’s announcement last week that he has promised funding in the Fiscal Year 2011 budget for new nuclear power reactors in the US, with some 54.5 billion dollars in federal loan guarantees, has ignited a firestorm of local and national resistance. Obama also announced that Atlanta-based Southern Company has been conditionally approved for 8.3 billion […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Progressive News’s News Editor, Matthew Cardinale, received a death threat by way of email from an anonymous sender after publishing a controversial Editorial, “Notes on Objectivity and News.” The article elaborated on APN’s Editorial Policy, specifically that there is no such thing as objectivity in news reporting or otherwise. The writer, with the email address mr1955@comcast.net, […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, Carmen Lomellin, is reviewing the plight of 31 undocumented immigrants in Atlanta who are in danger of being cut off from dialysis care by Grady Hospital, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. Lomellin–President Obama’s nominee who was recently confirmed by the US Senate–is reviewing the situation in response to […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta activists are forming an emergency coalition to respond to recent restrictions on public comment time at the Community Development/Human Resources Committee of the City Council of Atlanta. As previously noted by Atlanta Progressive News, Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd (District 12), Chairwoman of CD/HR, announced the new restriction to five minutes per person, whereas prior to that there […]

(APN) ATLANTA — From time to time, Atlanta Progressive News has received questions from readers and other interested parties questioning the “objectivity” of our reporting. To be sure, we published several statements on our Frequently Asked Questions page over four years ago making it very clear that (1) we believe objectivity in news reporting does not exist, and that (2) […]

This article originally appeared on the Inter-Press Service at http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50292. ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb 11, 2010 (IPS) – A U.S. delegation to Haiti led by civil rights veteran Joe Beasley is calling for a 30-billion-dollar restitution payment by France to help Haiti rebuild after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, and the end of what Beasley refers to as an unofficial blockade […]

With additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — After three straight years of no meaningful action on transportation funding, advocates and state officials are hopeful the Georgia General Assembly and Gov. Sonny Perdue will get it right in 2010. SALES TAX PROPOSALS Perdue made the first move on January 14, 2010, when he announced his support for a referendum […]

Additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. (APN) TUCKER — Activists from leftist groups like Moveon.org are pushing US Congress and the White House to follow through on comprehensive healthcare reform. Despite passage of different versions of comprehensive health care reform in the US House and Senate, reconciliation of those bills was complicated by the recent loss of the Massachusetts US Senate […]

(APN) ATLANTA–On January 28, 2010, state legislators, and advocates from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Southeast Region, and other groups held a press conference at the State Capitol to introduce a resolution to protect Georgia children from abusive military recruiting. The legislation, HR 1219, was authored by State Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, […]

(APN) ATLANTA – A coalition of activists, led by the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) and Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment (ABLE), rallied Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at the Georgia state capitol to bring attention to the need for comprehensive immigration reform. Advocates are pushing a Congressional bill sponsored by US Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-FL) called the Comprehensive […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The below article is adapted from two press releases sent to Atlanta media outlets earlier today. The News Editor of Atlanta Progressive News, Matthew Cardinale, protested limitations on public comment at the Atlanta City Council meeting earlier today at 1pm. A Youtube video of today’s rap is available below. Fox 5 Atlanta also played a portion of […]