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Police Tackle Sen. Fort before Privatization Vote
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 12:53 am | Atlanta Progressive News
Police Tackle State Sen. Fort, Others before Grady Privatization Vote By Jonathan Springston , Senior Staff Writer, The Atlanta Progressive News (November 26, 2007) More >>
APN Celebrates Two Years of Publication
Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 9:55 am | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – Atlanta Progressive News celebrated the second anniversary since its founding on November 23, 2007. To commemorate this occasion, Matthew Cardinale, Founder of APN, has issued the following letter to our readers: More >>
Experts on Iran Present Alternative View
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 10:29 am | Atlanta Progressive News
But three experts on Iran interviewed by Atlanta Progressive News warned the Bush Administration is only cooking up false evidence against Iran to trick the American people into supporting another invasion. More >>
Anti-War, Gay Veterans Groups Censored
Monday, 12 November 2007, 12:01 am | Atlanta Progressive News
Anti-War, Gay Veterans Groups Censored in Atlanta Veterans Parade By Matthew Cardinale , News Editor, The Atlanta Progressive News More >>
Kucinich to Force Impeachment Consideration Vote
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 12:25 am | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – US Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), also a US Presidential candidate for 2008, will force the issue of impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney on the floor of the US House of Representatives next week, Atlanta Progressive News has ... More >>
Democrats’ Bill to Amend Wiretap Powers Delayed
Sunday, 21 October 2007, 2:02 pm | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – Congressional Republicans have now delayed a bill proposed by the Democratic leadership in the US House Committees on the Judiciary and Intelligence to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an act which governs domestic ... More >>
Cindy Sheehan to Run Against Nancy Pelosi in 2008
Monday, 16 July 2007, 10:30 pm | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA "Nancy Pelosi had no business taking impeachment off the table. Because Article Two, Section Four of the Constitution says the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed in office on impeachment ... More >>
APN Chat with US Rep. Bob Filner on Impeachment
Monday, 9 July 2007, 8:47 pm | Atlanta Progressive News
"I’m calling to confirm my cosponsorship of H Res 333 to impeach Bush and Cheney," US Rep. Filner (D-CA) told Atlanta Progressive News in a phone interview. More >>
Native Americans, Immigrants Share Common Struggle
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:38 am | Atlanta Progressive News
ATLANTA, Jul 1 (IPS) - One group has lived here for millennia, while the other has just arrived. But Native Americans and immigrants have much in common, particularly the alienation and oppression they experience in U.S. society, activists and community ... More >>
APN: US Social Forum Forges Common Ground
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:37 am | Atlanta Progressive News
ATLANTA, Jul 2 (IPS) - In all, the crowds were huge, the workshops passionate and inspiring, and participants made ideological, relational and personal gains, both large and small. More >>
APN: USSF Day 2- Nightmare Called Katrina
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:36 am | Atlanta Progressive News
ATLANTA, Jun 29 (IPS) - Under the banner, "If another world is possible, another U.S. is necessary," 10,000 civil society activists gathered in Atlanta, Georgia Wednesday for the beginning of the first U.S. Social Forum. More >>
APN: USSF Day One: A Tale of Two Protests
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:36 am | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – Residents of, and advocates for, Chicago public housing joined Atlanta residents and advocates today for a rally at Atlanta City Hall. About 100 in total protested Atlanta’s plans to demolish public housing. The rally coincided ... More >>
US Rep. Johnson Joins 10 on Impeach Cheney Bill
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 9:25 am | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – US Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-04) has joined ten other Members of Congress in supporting H Res 333, a bill to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. More >>
Atlanta GA Mayor Seeks Delay on Free Speech Zone
Monday, 11 June 2007, 2:20 pm | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – A City Attorney will recommend to the Community Development/Human Resources Committee of the Atlanta City Council they postpone for two weeks the consideration of the controversial Free Speech Zone (FSZ) ordinance, Atlanta Progressive News has ... More >>
APN Exclusive: Second AHA Whisteblower
Thursday, 31 May 2007, 4:00 pm | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – A second Whistleblower from Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA), Christopher Anderson, has now come forward, telling Atlanta Progressive News (APN) that he was in charge of recommending voucher recipients for termination of their benefits when ... More >>
Whistleblower Fired over AHA Underpayments
Thursday, 31 May 2007, 4:00 pm | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) Whistleblower Anthony Bostic believes he was fired this Monday in retaliation for his documented investigation into millions of dollars total in apparent AHA underpayments to thousands of relocated families ... More >>
Prelim. Guide to the US Social Forum in Atlanta GA
Monday, 28 May 2007, 9:09 pm | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – After over a year of intensive organizing, Atlanta will host the first ever US Social Forum (USSF), from June 27, 2007, to July 1, 2007. More >>
Editor Recovers from Stabbing in Atlanta's Midtown
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 11:20 am | Atlanta Progressive News
I am writing to share with you a tragic incident which occurred this Tuesday. I was stabbed in an attempted robbery only two blocks from my house in Midtown, Atlanta, as I was walking to the Exxon gas station on the corner of Monroe Drive and Ponce ... More >>
APN: AHA Backtracks Some on Eviction Policies
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 11:29 am | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – The Atlanta Housing Authority has agreed to a more thorough review process of each family in public housing who is noncompliant with work requirements before forcing them onto the streets, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. More >>
Atlanta Housing Authority Ties to Big Business
Monday, 14 May 2007, 1:06 pm | Atlanta Progressive News
(APN) ATLANTA – Atlanta Housing Authority’s (AHA) Board of Commissioners consists mostly of Members with ties to the real estate, construction, and banking industries, Atlanta Progressive News has learned in its investigation into what Board Members ... More >>
