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Fighting Trump in Georgia on The Better Georgia Podcast
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79 Fighting Trump in Georgia

 Today on the Better Georgia Podcast, we’re discussing the latest turbulence in the world of President Trump: the raiding of the office of his personal lawyer Michael Cohen. We think it can have major effects even in our local government. Plus, listen as we discuss the importance of midterm elections, the upcoming primary elections and how you can get educated and register to vote. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be

Podcast Ep. 50: What’s Next For Georgia

Today on the show we’re talking about the results of the special election and what is next for progressives in Georgia. To help us answer that question, Louis sat down to interview two progressive activists, Gaetana Marshall of She Conversations and Gerald Griggs of the Georgia Alliance for Social Justice. They brought up some great issues that we can and should focus our attention on, and brought up some questions to help progressives examine the

Podcast Ep. 39: Breaking Records

Today we’re talking with Amy Morton, Board Chair of Better Georgia about some hot topics in Georgia politics. First, we’re catching up on Jon Ossoff’s record breaking campaign in the Sixth Congressional District. Then we’re talking about student debt in Georgia and the state’s role in that. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a Rating and Review! “Politics is not always a science, especially when you’re on the

Podcast Ep. 38: Legislative Victories

Today on the podcast we’re talking about the 2017 legislative session in Georgia. Instead of focusing on the focusing on the mess that this session was, instead we’re focusing on the victories: the campus rape cover up bill and the map rigging bill. In this episode we’re also catching up with Mareshia Rucker, a political activist who started out at her local high school. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure

Podcast Ep. 37: 2018 Elections Preview

Today we’re talking to Jeff Romig, the founder of Five Points Civic Strategies. Jeff has a background in journalism and politics, and we’re discussing the upcoming 2017 and 2018 elections: what do Democrats need to do to win? Who are some promising candidates? Listen in to learn more about the elections and how the democrats can flip some seats. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a Rating and

Podcast Ep. 36: Vote Your Ossoff

Today we’re talking to Kyle Keyser, the brains behind our Vote Your Ossoff Campaign. It’s a very exciting time in Georgia and there are lots of people getting involved in politics who haven’t been involved before. Kyle is not one of those people, but he’s back in Georgia after a few years and is working on a campaign to help Democrat Jon Ossoff get elected in the Sixth Congressional District. Listen in as we talk