Two maps are voted through and a third soon will be, after seven days of special session map-gazing and persistent pleas from Democrats for Republicans to do what's right. Pfft. As Senator Elena Parent put it, "This is like the Republicans' mother scolded them and said 'clean your room,' and instead of doing that, they hung up a couple of shirts and left all the dirty underwear all over the floor." She joined me today, fresh from the state Capitol, to exasperate with me

Over the weekend, the Atlanta Journal Constitution's President and publisher, Andrew Morse, thought someone ELSE at his paper needed to write an opinion piece in support of the Atlanta proposed public safety training facility. He just left out his employer's deep financial ties to the Atlanta Police Foundation in doing so, and offered a fwe more audacious statements I took note of, as well. Then there's this: Atlanta police officials have been using the Signal app to have untraceable

Author and Rev. James "Major" Woodall ("Wired for Racism: How Evolution & Faith Challenge Racial Idolatry") and attorney Michelle McLafferty of the firm Lawrence & Bundy (representing Fair Fight Action) join me separately to discuss the ramifications of yesterday's appeals court ruling imperiling section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. I'm also joined by Democratic congressional candidate Shawn Harris, a former US Army brigadier general taking aim at Marjorie Taylor

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On the November episode we discuss more about the Palestine-Israel conflict, sustainable swaps, the upcoming Root Beer Wars Debate, and the year in review.Monthly summary of some of the top new stories and the capitalist machinations behind the event. Also tips and tricks for living a better life through direct action.

Georgia Republicans rammed through their handpicked legislative maps today, and revealed their idea for a new Congressional map, too, and - suffice to say - it, too, seems to continue benefit them along partisan lines but may run afoul of a federal judge's order and put all three maps up to another re-draw. I spoke with Ken Lawler, chair at Fair Districts Georgia about the statehouse maps earlier today. Needless to say, the drawing of Lucy McBath's House district to accommodate creating

Today, the Georgia General Assembly began its special session to address a court-mandated redraws of Congressional, state House and Senate maps. It's not rude to eavesdrop when they live stream so much of it, so let's listen in. Meanwhile, Georgia NAACP chapter President Gerald Griggs joined the show to give his take on the GOP response maps and what needs to be done in this session. We also discuss a recent judicial attack on the Voting Rights Act and the Major League Baseball All Star Game

President Joe Biden (like former VP Mike Pence) handled his classified document "finds" in a vastly more transparent & congenial manner than you-know-who, which is why Joe & Mike aren't facing charges and you-know-who is. Fani Willis' office has indicated she and her team will be ready for trial next August - three months before the general election and just weeks after the GOP likely nominates THE defendant. Meanwhile, is "that guy" going to go toe-to-toe with

After Iran hit our troops 52 times, causing dozens serious injuries, Biden rewarded Iran with $10 billion more dollars. The Chinese military had a bio weapons lab on US soil, and the target was us? Nikki Haley lets the cat out of the bag about the elites' censorship plans. (Please share & subscribe.)

While it's unclear who leaked proffer testimony from the Fulton DA case (mounting) against Donald Trump, it's also unclear how it - in any way - helps Trump or any of his associates, and yet the DA's office seems to think Harrison Floyd's folks leaked to ABC News. Regardless, I've the audio and will share some key moments revealed, as well as Fani Willis at a WaPo conference earlier today revealing how long she thinks the case will take. What's up with all the GOP bravado

As Cop City protestors gathered, marched and wound up being tear-gassed, an Atlanta apartment community is reeling from the stupidity of two individuals who put celebrating birthdays with fireworks over the safety & wellness of residents. Trust me, there's a connection I'm getting to here. Atlanta's fire department is routinely shutting down more than a quarter of its fire stations because it hasn't enough staff or trucks to do the work - but has seen calls double or triple in

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including the continued growth of the audiobook market. Then, stick around as Christine chats with bestselling author Caz Frear! Caz Frear has a degree in History & Politics, and when she’s not agonizing over snappy dialogue or incisive prose, she can be found shouting at Arsenal football matches. Her first Cat Kinsella mystery was the smash

Middle school math teacher, Georgia Young Dem President & Morehouse grad Bryce Berry announced he's running for the Georgia House - in district 56. If that number sounds familiar, it's the seat currently occupied by Republican Mesha Manor. I got to know him a little bit on the show today. Outgoing West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin sat with former Senator Roy Blunt at the Isakson Symposium at the University of Georgia earlier today, and while he didn't make any headlines today, we

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced he's not running for his seat in 2024, sending shivers down the backs of Democrats hoping to hold a Senate majority. I spoke with Kendal Scudder, host of "Pod Bless Texas" & vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party to discuss why Democrats struggle in rural places like West Virginia (and Texas). Then there's the opportunity to review the latest GOP presidential primary debate. Who won? Does it matter? WHy Vivek is going after Nikki

First Lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of President Jimmy Carter, passed away Sunday at her Plains, Georgia home, surrounded by loved ones, including her husband. The Carter Presidential Library - which has a wonderful biography of her - has already mapped out three days of remembrance in her honor for the first three days of next week. Today, I devoted the entirety of the program to sharing tributes, conversations and even a long-forgotten interview of her by none other than Hollywood legend Better

Andrew Heaton, political consultant & advisor for the Jerica Richardson congressional campaign, rejoined me today to bask in the afterglow of Tuesday election gains for Democrats and choice advocates. Don't worry, my pessimism kept him honest, to a degree. New AJC/UGA polling shows a neck-and-neck race in Georgia (no surprise) between President Biden and former President Trump, but there are revealing subtexts I dove into, too.

With polls showing some degradation of support among African Americans for the Democratic party (or at least it's presumptive nominee & incumbent President), I sought out someone I knew would give me the temperature ... so educator and author Dante King ("The 400 Year Holocaust") was my guest today. Gird your loins; it's not an easy listen. So what do President Biden & Democrats do? Also, why is the Mississippi governor's race an actual race? Perhaps its because

Major League Baseball announced the All-Star Game will return to Atlanta in 2025 after it pulled it from Truist Park in 2021. I'll remind anyone who'll listen that - despite what Republicans had many believing - Stacey Abrams did *not* push for that to happen in 2021. An antebellum building fire at Stone Mountain Park got me to reminiscing about childhood visits there and admitting that I had no idea the very creation of the park was just a giant "middle finger" to the Civil

We now know who leaked Fani's video collection and there's little understanding as to why, really, but we'll hear the perp out. Marjorie Taylor Greene got schooled by a fellow House member for apparently skipping out on the lessons of "Schoolhouse Rock," so we'll cue one up for her. She also lost a flimsy court case. I'm largely supportive of the "Stop Cop City" movement in general, the referendum initiative for certain but I cannot abide by what some

Dom Kelly, co-founder & CEO of New Disabled South & New Disabled South Rising PAC joined me to discuss his being a Jewish American who's pro-Palestinian and give his reaction to recent Senate subcommittee testimony that insinuates Georgia's DFCS sought to detain foster kids with exceptional needs in youth detention facilities because they were too hard to place. We also touched on the GOP's efforts to expand cash bail. Georgia's Secretary of State's office got it's