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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

Congressional District 6

Ossoff dominates early voting

Early voting is in full force, and the numbers bode well for Jon Ossoff. As of Tuesday morning, more than 102,000 people have voted in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, according to the Secretary of State’s office. This is double that amount of early voters from the April election. With the many Trump scandals over the past few months, it seems Georgia voters are getting sick of the corruption and striking back. And there’s still more votes

Congressional District 6

The company Karen Handel keeps

Early voting in the Congressional District 6 race — between Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel — is underway. A gaggle of high profile Republicans with questionable judgement are rallying conservatives both locally and nationally to back Handel. Over the weekend, Greg Gianforte, the Republican who recently body slammed a reporter and won another highly watched special election out in Montana, urged folks to donate to Handel’s campaign. Later this month Vice President Mike Pence will be

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Karen Handel, fiscally responsible?

Karen Handel continues to boast about her fiscal responsibility, but her track record shows otherwise. In the early 2000’s when Handel was serving as Gov. Deal’s deputy of chief of staff, she suggested spending between $15,000 and $18,000 of tax dollars on new office chairs. It’s no wonder that as Chairwoman of the Fulton County Commission, Handel’s personal office budget jumped by a staggering 43 percent in the first two years, while she cut essential

Congressional District 6

Handel silent on Trump’s scandals

Trump is a dumpster fire. And Karen Handel is standing idly by while this country burns. Just over the course of the past two weeks, Trump has been the source of multiple scandals. Last Monday, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey who was heading up the investigation into Trump’s Russia ties. Trump has cited conflicting reasons over the past week for this action, but ultimately Trump admitted he had “this Russia thing” on his mind when

Congressional District 6

Handel refuses to criticize Trump’s Comey firing

Yesterday, Trump abruptly fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, who was in the middle of leading a criminal investigation into whether Trump’s advisers and the Russian government worked together during the presidential election to ensure Trump’s victory. Trump’s actions are a blatant attack on democracy, but 6th Congressional District candidate Karen Handel refuses to speak out against Trump. How can you criticize someone who raised $750,000 for your campaign? After waiting a full