(APN) ATLANTA — One year into the new Council term, the current Atlanta City Councilmembers continue their war on the public, with the exception of Michael Julian Bond (Post 1-at-large). In one meeting, they acted to limit public comment and, to add insult to injury, they declined to require the videotaping of their gossip sessions known as Committee […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Juliana v. U.S. Government is no ordinary lawsuit; it is a historic lawsuit with children telling President Donald Trump and the fossil fuel industry that they will see them in court to save the the environment for future generations. The Children’s Climate Change lawsuit was first filed in August 2015 in U.S. District Court in Eugene, […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — At least two homeless people have frozen to death in recent weeks after sleeping on the streets of Atlanta this very cold and wet winter. Now activists are asking the City of Atlanta to make changes to its warming center policies to prevent more deaths from occurring. One homeless man named Ricky died on November 27, […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — The Founder and News Editor of Atlanta Progressive News, Matthew Charles Cardinale, 37, is running for Atlanta City Council District 3 in the Special Election that is scheduled for March 19, 2019. Campaign website: http://www.matthewforatlanta.com Campaign Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Matthew-Charles-Cardinale-for-Atlanta-City-Council-District-3-216005662628584 Paypal donation link: https://www.paypal.me/friendsofmcharles “Progressive Legislative Package for First 180 Days in Office” – […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — U.S. Rep.-elect Lucy McBath (D-GA), a national advocate for gun reform whose son was tragically murdered in 2012, was elected to the U.S. House seat for Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District on November 06, 2018. Her victory was made possible with the help of gun control advocates across the country and a changing Sixth District disgusted […]
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