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Brian Kemp

Kemp might not be racist, but racists sure love him

Hateful, xenophobic rhetoric have become the norm amongst the Right. Trump has been fanning the flames of fear and vitriol since before he was elected. He treats women, especially female reporters, disrespectfully and encourages violence toward the free press. He’s denigrated Jews, Muslims, Hispanics, African Americans, the disabled and members of the LGBTQ community. In the past two weeks, we’ve seen horrific events unfold in the U.S. A Trump supporter mailed bombs to people and

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Brian Kemp

Brian Kemp’s $800,000 insider loan debt

During the official start of the Great Recession, many of us were struggling just to hold on to our homes and our jobs. But Brian Kemp was able to secure more than $2,000,000 in loans from First Madison Bank and Trust in Athens, Ga. What’s unique about these loans is that Kemp is a founding board member and stockholder. What’s more, it’s clear from a Fox 5 investigative report that the loan terms have been

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HAVE. YOU. VOTED?

If not, what’s your plan: Early voting? Saturday voting? Election Day voting? Are you bringing any friends, family or neighbors with you? Take a moment to map out the best voting plan for you and your family, and then put it on your calendar — yes right now — so you don’t forget. Early voting is happening now through November 2, and every single county will have at least one early voting location open this

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Brian Kemp

Kemp’s voter suppression isn’t working

Kemp and his conservative cronies are using every trick in the book to try to hold on to their power in Georgia. They’ve purged voters from the rolls at alarming rates, thrown out absentee ballots, and turned around a bus of elderly black voters. A longtime architect of voter suppression, Kemp should not have been allowed to oversee his own election when it’s clear that he’s using power to try to sway the outcome of

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Georgia 2018

Stacey Abrams and other women leading the way

Here’s something to celebrate: Women are running for office at record-breaking rates this midterm election, both nationwide and in Georgia. Not only are they running for office at record-breaking rates, but they have been winning primaries and are proving to be strong challengers in many pre-election polls. And it’s not just white women — a racial disparity that often exists in other areas where women are underrepresented. Women of color make up more than one-third

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Dear Fellow Millennials: Why don’t we vote?

My mom, who forever has a dark sense of humor, always jokes that when her generation dies off, things will get better. She talks about how my siblings and I — and our generation — have a different set of values than what she grew up with — differences that she sometimes laments and sometimes praises. So, mom, while I don’t necessarily look forward to your death, nor do I think that the death of