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							Sep 7 2020

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## [Op-Ed: Labor Day means something different to me](/op-ed-labor-day-means-something-different-to-me/)





“A privately owned world can never be a free world and a society based upon warring classes cannot stand.” – Eugene V. Debs, 1915. For many, Labor Day is a welcome reprieve from the drudgery of work in the form […]




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							Sep 2 2020

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## [From Atlanta to Palestine: The Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange](/from-atlanta-to-palestine-the-georgia-international-law-enforcement-exchange/)





For 24 years, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University has sponsored a leadership program known as the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange. This exchange has seen American law enforcement and public safety officials being sent




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							Aug 18 2020

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## [Failure to Meet the Moment: A Democratic Socialist’s reflection on the 2020 Democratic presidential ticket](/failure-to-meet-the-moment-a-democratic-socialists-reflection-on-the-2020-democratic-presidential-ticket/)





To the surprise of almost no one, Joe Biden has picked Kamala Harris to be his running mate in the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election. A neoliberal ticket has been solidified for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination and it needs to




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							Aug 3 2020

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## [Op-Ed: Looking ahead at the City of Atlanta’s “Water Boys” crackdown](/op-ed-looking-ahead-at-the-city-of-atlantas-water-boys-crackdown/)





ATLANTA — It is not uncommon to drive in Atlanta and see Black youths selling water at any major intersection. From Old Fourth Ward to the West End and all the way up to Buckhead, these “water boys” have become




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							Jul 22 2020

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## [Op-Ed: On city officials kneecapping the people’s demands](/op-ed-on-city-officials-kneecapping-the-peoples-demands/)





ATLANTA — When Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms chose to use her veto powers on Ordinance 20-O-1449 in conjunction with a request to file Ordinance 20-O-1492, any legislation to put police reform into law was effectively sank. In simple terms, the




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							Jul 11 2020

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## [Feature: How the Atlanta Police Department spends its money](/feature-how-the-atlanta-police-department-spends-its-money/)





ATLANTA — On July 6, 2020, Atlanta City Council held a listening session on the Rayshard Brooks Bill and Resolution 20-R-4068. The amendments, backed by Councilmember Antonio Brown and proposed by Councilmember Jennifer Ide, would put $73 million of the




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