Atlanta Progressive News

Wherein Matthew Cardinale, News Editor of Atlanta Progressive News, addresses the Full Council and criticizes the “two minute rule” which limits citizens who are “late” to CD/HR Cmte to two minutes of public comment time.

Video from Poisonfreefamily on Youtube.  The video plays two rap songs, including some profanity, so viewer discretion is advised.  We at Atlanta Progressive News are looking into this issue of persistent plane contrails in Atlanta skies.  This video was taken by a citizen in the community.  We have also documented the unusual proliferation of these persistent trails in recent days.  […]

Jimmy McMillan, former 2010 Gubernatorial candidate for the Rent is Too Damn High Party in New York, announces his intent to run against Barack Obama as a Republican on Revolution Radio, a Libertarian-leaning radio progam.

Prison Reform Activists at Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Prison, Millen, GA from Ayman Fadel on Vimeo.

No, not Mary Norwood’s voting in Republican Primaries.  We Are Change Atlanta’s mural in Little Five Points, Atlanta, raises questions about the official 09/11/2001 report.

Courtesy of Azi Ebhahimi

Video courtesy of Voice of the Voiceless, Youtube Channel

Courtesy of Azi Ebrahimi and the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless

Testimony by APN News Editor Matthew Cardinale

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Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) as well as community leaders, the ACLU of Georgia, and other immigration groups call for an immediate end to the 287g program in Gwinnett, Cobb, and other counties in the state of Georgia.

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The Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless commemorated Homeless Memorial Day on December 01, 2010, with a march from the homeless shelter on Peachtree and Pine, to Atlanta City Hall, where they held a rally and lunch. Later that evening a candlelight vigil and dinner were held.