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70 December 5 Election Results on the Better Georgia Podcast
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Podcast Ep. 70: December 5 Election Results

Today on the Better Georgia podcast, we are joined by education professional and political activist Jennifer Young. We’re talking about the recent election, the new mayor of Atlanta, and the many ways this election is changing the state of Georgia. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a Rating and Review! I can’t help but feel like there’s a sea change. Does this signal the beginning of the shift

Government Accountability

Journalist manhandled by police: “I felt like I was being raped with my clothes on”

On August 23 2014, citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale, who had been granted permission to film the public event, was forcibly removed from a GOP rally at Burt’s Farm in Dawsonville while recording speeches by candidates and officials. Some of Georgia’s top conservative brass like Gov. Deal and then-AG Sam Olens were in attendance. Just this week, Tisdale was acquitted of a felony obstruction charge, but could still be looking at up to a year in

Women

What you can do on International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day, which was formed to recognize, honor and continue to fight for women’s achievements. The theme for this year is “Be Bold for Change.” Women make up nearly half the labor force in the U.S., and yet they are subjected to lower wages, discrimination, sexual harassment and job insecurity. This year, the organizers of the Women’s March on Washington want to show the impact women have on our workforce by arranging

2017 Legislative Session

Do women matter under the Gold Dome?

Three weeks into the state legislative session, where do Georgia women fit into the General Assembly’s legislative priorities? When you look at the bills Republican versus Democratic leaders are championing, there are pretty stark differences, particularly when it comes to how, or even if, women fit into their priorities. It is disappointing to see that leadership, particularly on the Republican side, aren’t interested in addressing wage disparities between men and women, or the disproportionate impact

Healthcare

Anti-abortion event dwarfed by Women’s March

In stark contrast to the estimated 60,000 Georgians who marched in solidarity last Saturday against the outlandish anti-woman rhetoric of President Trump, a few hundred people gathered for anti-abortion rally at the state capitol. Among those in attendance were right wing extremist Mike Griffin and controversial former GOP Congressman Paul Broun. The event also drew other colorful characters, including a confused secessionist. While the Trump administration and out-of-touch right-wingers are trying to normalize #AlternativeFacts, one fact is

Economy

Gender pay gap: the “I heart statistics” edition

I love statistics and so can you! The gender pay gap edition. Last week I wrote about the gender pay gap — that is the fact that women make less than men. There are also racial components to this pay gap, with Latina women earning less than half of what men make (only 48 cents to the dollar) and black women making just 63 centers for every dollar men make. The gender pay gap in Georgia