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The Rick Jackson v Burt Jones ad wars had been entertaining for those of us outside Burt Jones campaign HQ for a while now, but if we take a moment to study it all further, to note that - according to an email chain obtained by the AJC (I'm guessing Burt Jones' folks provided it) - Jackson baited Burt into taping a complimentary video using a foster children's charity to […]
(Guest Opinion by Al Pearson) Another Paul Revere Moment On January 28, 2026, the FBI appeared at the Fulton County Georgia election center with a search warrant for the seizure of all records relating to the 2020 general election. The seizure seems calculated to empower President Trump to do what Vice President Pence would not and constitutionally could not do on January 6, 2021: reverse the outcome of the 2020 […]
Atlanta Citizen Review Board clears officers in 2022 fatal shooting The Atlanta Citizen Review Board announced its first decision in an investigation of an officer-involved shooting in more than five years. The group determined that two Atlanta police officers were justified in their actions when they fatally shot Nygil Cullins, 22, on May 18, 2022, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Not everybody is going to be happy with our determination, […]
CDC layoffs still rippling through Atlanta a year later It has been over a year since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experienced its first blow of mass layoffs, and Atlanta is still feeling the effects. The Atlanta-based public health agency has suffered roughly 3,000 employees from layoffs and early retirements since President Donald Trump took office, according to WABE. Sarah Boim, who lost her job at the CDC, […]
$3.5B methane pipeline proposed to cut across Georgia sparks concerns Middle Georgia community members expressed their concerns over the expansion of a pipeline that will cut through Georgia from Columbus to Augusta. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) stopped in Macon, Sandersville and Griffin last week to talk with community members about the South System Expansion 4, or SSE4, which is a $3.5 billion project by Kinder Morgan, according to […]
Georgia Senate considers SNAP oversight bill critics say could hurt families In the early morning hours of March 7, a bill passed its chamber of the Georgia General Assembly helping it survive a critical deadline. House Bill 947, which aims to reduce error rates in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), passed in a last minute vote 95-66. Isabel Otero, Georgia Policy Director for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), […]
Nothing like settling into the recliner Sunday evening to be rattled by the reality that the Trump White House should've known - prior to launching warfare on Iran - that the Strait of Hormuz ought to have been war-gamed (it has been, before) for becoming a deadly "choke point." That's what a 13-minute '60 Minutes' segment (yeah, on CBS, still) enlightened its audience to Sunday. Former Biden transportation secretary Pete […]
Georgia bill could restrict access to mug shots, police body camera footage Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill that could make it more difficult to get mug shots and local police body camera footage. Senate Bill 482 passed the Senate on Crossover Day 53-0 and is now in the House Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. If enacted, the bill would require in-person, notarized requests for mug shots and police […]
ACLU highlights civil rights, policing bills that stalled in the Georgia legislature With Crossover Day in the rearview, it’s time to reflect on the numerous bills that didn’t make it through this legislative session. Shruti Lakshmanan, a policy advocate for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia, said they had a few bills that they were advocating for that failed to pass. The main one was the Georgia Civil […]
Democratic Congressional candidate Shawn Harris, a retired brigadier general & current cattle rancher, got Ron up early to talk run-off and long term campaign strategy. Good news: he still sounds optimistic. Georgia Recorder columnist Jay Bookman tapped in for a conversatio about the current and future legacy of Governor Brian Kemp. Is his pragmatic Republican style is fading as Georgia’s GOP shifts toward MAGA politics ahead of the 2026 races? […]
Jody Hamilton and Shawn "Smith" Peirce are the proprietors of The Politics Bar, a progressive audio show that recreates the spirit of the old neighborhood bar where friends could discuss the news of the day without starting a brawl. Jody is an Emmy-nominated, award-winning media producer, actress, and radio host—daughter of TV producer Joe Hamilton and comedy legend Carol Burnett—who's made her own mark in media through "The Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers," "The Porkchop Playhouse," "From The Bunker" podcast, and her work as executive producer and fill-in host of "The Stephanie Miller Show". Shawn is a long-time national media producer and radio talent who's one of the few producers in U.S. political media to have worked on the left, right, and center, including more than a decade with "The Randi Rhodes Show" and stints producing "The Stephanie Miller Show," "The Bill Press Show," "The Laura Ingraham Radio Show," and "The Steele & Ungar Show" for SiriusXM. The show airs weeknights on progressive radio affiliates nationwide and is available on-demand through podcast platforms and Substack subscription.
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