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Trump declares war on public education

Last week, Trump added education plans to his fairly small list of policy proposals. Through his ideas for education reform, he shows he believes that — like everything else in his world — children are for sale. “There’s no failed policy more in need of urgent change than our government-run education monopoly,” Trump said, along with accusations that the Democratic party has “trapped millions of African-American and Hispanic youth in failing government schools that deny them

Elections

DNC increasing efforts to turn GA blue

The Democratic National Committee is launching a new program, the Victory Leaders Council, which is designed to “flip states to Democrats” and lead volunteers and grassroots campaigning. Georgia, along with Arizona and Utah, has been selected as a launching ground for the VLC. The DNC’s southern political director, Ron Allen, will relocate to Georgia this week and will stay in Georgia through the presidential election. Allen also worked on Obama’s 2008 campaign in Georgia. He

Sen. Perdue supports Trump’s hate

“We’re at war. We’ve been invaded, in my opinion, when you see the rise of homegrown terrorism through the Internet,” Sen. David Perdue said earlier this week. Following Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s lead, Perdue is doing the incredibly brave and patriotic act of being afraid of other people, and having power and a platform to spread this hate and fear. During a campaign stop in Ohio, Trump called for a ban on people immigrating

Better Georgia

Two debt-reducing aspects of Clinton’s College Affordability plan

On average, Georgians have the most student loan debt per capita in the U.S., about $5,870 per person. With just over 10 million people in Georgia, that’s almost 60 billion dollars worth of student debt. Georgia also has a 13 percent student loan delinquency rate, delinquency meaning 90 days or more late on payment. College loan debt isn’t only a problem in Georgia, Jamie Hopkins of Forbes writes, “For the class of 2016, the average

Podcast Ep. 13: DNC 2016

Today on the show we’re talking about the Democratic National Convention, which Louis and Bryan were both able to attend last week in Philadelphia. Listen in as we talk about who was there representing the state of Georgia and what speeches we found to be the most fiery, touching, and inspiring. You can Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a rating and review! The Democrats didn’t simply embrace diversity this

Better Georgia

Hillary Clinton finishes strong at DNC

The balloons have dropped, the speeches are over and the Democrats have finished their convention on a high note. Reviews from partisans, pundits and focus groups of Independents show that Democrats presented a successful argument to American voters and will begin the last 100 days in a strong position. Hillary Clinton for the White House It’s official. Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for President. Secretary Clinton rose to the moment with a homespun speech