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Cox Violated Voter Rights, Judge Rules
By Sarah Epting,Staff Writer and Development Director, Atlanta Progressive News (March 10, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA – A Senior US District Judge found that Georgia Secretary of State (SOS), Cathy Cox, violated voter rights by undermining voter registration drives, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. Cox, a Democrat who is currently running for Georgia Governor, is already under criticism for her stewardship of the state’s electronic voting contract with Diebold.
NEWS BRIEF: McKinney Endorses Moore for Secretary of State
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (March 04, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA – US Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) has endorsed Angela Moore for Georgia’s Secretary of State, Atlanta Progressive News has confirmed with Congresswoman McKinney’s press office.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: 28 US Reps for Bush Impeachment Probe
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (March 04, 2006)
28 members of US Congress have now signed on to H Res 635, including US Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the original co-sponsor, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. Meanwhile, US cities of Arcata, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco, each in California, have passed resolutions recommending Bush’s impeachment.
By Jonathan Springston, Staff Writer, Atlanta Progressive News (March 01, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA – The Mad Housers, a non-profit, volunteer, charitable organization founded in 1988 by a group of Georgia Tech architecture students, builds emergency huts for the homeless in the Atlanta area at no charge.
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (February 28, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA--RuthE Levy, Georgia State Senate Candidate for the 32nd District, was shocked when she found first one, and then another, of her family’s two cars vandalized in recent weeks, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. Levy, an Air Force Veteran, grandmother, and Middle School Teacher, is an outspoken progressive vying to represent parts of somewhat-conservative Cobb County and Sandy Springs, Georgia.
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (February 27, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- “The only person who’s lost their job to this point is Michael Brown and this whole debacle includes more people than Michael Brown,” US Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MI) told Atlanta Progressive News in a phone interview.
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (February 20, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA--A US soldier stationed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) says he is being retaliated against for complaining when his superiors failed to fly
the American Flag at half-mast in remembrance of civil rights leader Mrs.
Coretta Scott King, ignoring a Presidential Executive Order, according to emails
and testimony obtained exclusively by Atlanta Progressive News.
By Betty Clermont, Staff Writer, Atlanta Progressive News (February 19, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA--Ralph Reed’s largest campaign financial supporters, members of Georgia’s Hanna family, are major owners of CompuCredit–the company which
issues the highly usurious "credit rebuilding" Aspire Visa Card–Atlanta Progressive News has learned.
APN Chats with US Rep McKinney on Katrina, Race, and Class
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (February 16, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA–"The government was not prepared at all to deal with the people who did not have the means to evacuate, and it still is not prepared to
provide solutions to people whose lives have been completely displaced," US
Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) told Atlanta Progressive News in a phone interview
today.
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News
(February 15, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA–25 US Representatives–including two members of the Georgia delegation–have now signed on as co-sponsors of H. Res 635, demanding a probe which could recommend Bush’s impeachment, including the initial sponsor, US Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Atlanta Progressive News has learned.
MARTA to Start Using High-Tech Fare Cards
By Jonathan Springston, Staff Writer, Atlanta Progressive News
(February 13, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA – MARTA will be implementing a new Breeze Smart Card system at a cost of $190 million throughout 2006 to replace the current token and magnetic strip card system.
22 US Reps Want Impeachment Probe
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (February 08, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- 22 US Representatives–including two members of the Georgia delegation–have now signed on as co-sponsors of H. Res 635, demanding a probe which could recommend Bush’s impeachment, including the initial sponsor, US Rep. John Conyers, Atlanta Progressive News has learned.
Bus Riders Form Union in Atlanta
By Jonathan Springston, Staff Writer, Atlanta Progressive News (February 03, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA –- The Atlanta Transit Riders’ Union (ATRU) believes in the power of the people who ride buses, and has appropriated public transit as a populist issue, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. ATRU claims two major recent victories in 2005 and the group hopes to continue its success in 2006.
17 US Reps Want Impeachment Probe...20 Now Support Impeachment, Resignation, or Probe
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News
(February 02, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- The number of Members of US Congress supporting US Rep. John Conyers’s (D-MI) H. Res 635 has now jumped to 17, including Mr. Conyers. The US House bill would create a Select Committee to investigate the grounds for impeaching President Bush.
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News
(February 01, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- The number of US House Representatives who have signed on to H. Res 635–supporting a probe looking into the grounds for impeaching Bush has jumped to fourteen (14), including US Rep. John Conyers who initially sponsored the bill, Atlanta Progressive News has learned.
Gonzales Apparently Lied to Congress over Wiretapping
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (January 30, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appears to have lied about the President’s approval of illegal domestic wiretapping, a letter from US Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) to Mr. Gonzales suggests.
Democratic Candidates Greet Georgians at Open House
By Matthew Cardinale and Sarah Epting, Atlanta Progressive News (January 28, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- Atlanta Progressive News interviewed ten (10) of the fifteen candidates present about their positions on three (3) major issues as well as a self-rating of progressiveness, to locate each of the candidates on a map. To be sure, not all candidates are running for offices where they could have an impact on each of the three issues we asked about, but APN used a consistent questionnaire for all candidates.
Stonewall Democrats Launch New Georgia Organization
By Matthew Cardinale, Atlanta Progressive News (January 26, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Stonewall Democrats (ASD) held a launch celebration this evening for its new Atlanta chapter, which is meant to replace [and absorb] a former Georgia-wide group.
ACLU Georgia Uncovers Pentagon Spying Files
By Matthew Cardinale, Atlanta Progressive News (January 25, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA–The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia released new documents on Pentagon spying on peaceful protesters, in a downtown press conference today at the Martin Luther King Federal Building. The documents are respondent to their Freedom of Information Act requests to several federal, state, and local agencies, regarding the Pentagon spying which occurred against local peace activists here in Georgia.
Federal Agencies Play Hot Potato over Wiretapping Probe
By Matthew Cardinale, Atlanta Progressive News (January 24, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- The investigative units of several federal agencies are denying their responsibility for probing Bush’s approval of–and the US Attorney General’s justifications for–wiretapping Americans without the consent of Congress, Atlanta Progressive News (APN) has learned.
Rev. Al Sharpton Wants GLBT, Black Church Dialogue
By Matthew Cardinale, Atlanta Progressive News (January 20, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA–The Republican Party "came and invaded the Black Church and tricked people into supporting Bush," Reverend Al Sharpton told a National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) Summit here.
Morehouse Under Fire; Protest Planned School's Silence on Alleged Police Brutality Raises Suspicions
By Matthew Cardinale, Atlanta Progressive News (January 19, 2006)
APN (ATLANTA)–Morehouse College has come under fire for the alleged brutality against civil rights veteran Willie Ricks, and activists are planning a protest next week on the campus, Atlanta Progressive News has learned.
Report: Atlanta Mayor Leads Anti-Homeless Trend
By Matthew Cardinale, Atlanta Progressive News (January 19, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA--"There is a conspiracy among mayors since they hear the Mayor of Atlanta has outlawed panhandling," Michael Stoops, Executive Director of the National Coalition of the Homeless (NCH), said in a press conference, January 11, 2006.
By Matthew Cardinale, Atlanta Progressive News (January 14, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA--All Black members of the Georgia General Assembly, the leadership of the House Minority Caucus, US Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), and some members of the King family have boycotted a statewide MLK event in protest of the Georgia House’s passage of a controversial photo ID bill, Atlanta Progressive News has learned.
Pentagon Spied on Concerned Peace Moms in Atlanta
By Sarah Epting, Atlanta Progressive News (January 10, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA--"Don’t they have anything to do? I am just a mom of a teenage son. I just don’t want my son or anyone else go to a stupid war," Susan Keith told Atlanta Progressive News.
Sens. Kennedy, Feingold Keep Bush Impeachment on Table
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (January 08, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- US Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Russ Feingold (D-WI), and US Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), did not preclude the possibility of Bush’s impeachment, when asked about the topic in interviews this weekend.
200 Georgia Progressives Hold Historic Summit
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (January 07, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- 200 progressive activists from Georgia gathered here today for the first Georgia Progressive Summit (GPS). The historic summit was held at the Georgia State University Student Center and is lasting from Friday, January 6, 2006, through Sunday, January 8, 2006.
Bush Impeachment Inquiry Has 8 House Co-Sponsors
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (January 01, 2006)
(APN) ATLANTA -- A total of eight US House members have co-sponsored Resolution 635 to create a select committee to investigate the grounds for impeaching President Bush, Atlanta Progressive News has learned.
US Rep. Lewis (D-GA) Suggests Bush Impeachment
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (December 26, 2005)
(APN) ATLANTA -– Atlanta’s US Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) has taken the national
lead on suggesting that George Bush’s secret authorization of domestic
wiretapping may be an impeachable offense. Lewis is the first member of US
Congress to directly suggest the President may need to be impeached.
By Sarah Epting, Staff Writer, Atlanta Progressive News (December 14 2005)
(APN) ATLANTA -- Susan Keith noticed when her son, Martin, 16, a student at
5 US Senators, 13 House Reps Call for Probe of Dept. Of Justice
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (December 11, 2005)
(APN) ATLANTA -– At least five US Senators and 13 US House Representatives have called for an investigation into the growing scandal involving political appointees at the US Department of Justice (USDOJ), according to letters obtained by Atlanta Progressive News
(APN).
Willie Ricks Says He Was Brutalized by Morehouse College Police
By Matthew Cardinale,
Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (December 10, 2005)
(APN) -- ATLANTA Willie Ricks, aka Mukasa Dada, says he was brutally mistreated by Morehouse College Police, Atlanta Progressive News (APN) has learned.
Activists Rally at Rosa Parks's Anniversary at Lenox Mall
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (December 03, 2005)
(APN) ATLANTA -- 45 activists rallied today at Lenox Mall in Atlanta, Georgia, to remember Rosa Parks and protest poverty, racism, and war. The rally began at 11:30 am and ended at 1 pm.
11 House Dems Demand Hearings on Justice Department Memo
By Matthew Cardinale, Editor, Atlanta Progressive News (December 01, 2005)
(APN) ATLANTA --U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-GA) and the Democratic Caucus on the US House Committee on Government Reform have called for a Congressional Hearing into whether the U.S. Department of Justice improperly approved Georgia’s Voter ID Law, according to letters obtained by Atlanta Progressive News.