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Bolstering Calls for Climate Action, 'Mutant Sloth' Hurricane Sally Leaves Major Mess for Gulf Coast
A person looks at a flooded neighborhood as Hurricane Sally passes through the area on September 16, 2020 in Pensacola, Florida. The storm is bringing heavy rain, high winds, and a dangerous storm surge to the area. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Armed With AR-15, QAnon-Believing GOP Candidate Threatens 'Offense' Against Progressive Squad
Julia Conley, staff writer
President Donald Trump called Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is expected to win the general election in Georgia's 14th district, a "future Republican star."
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'Go Home, Racists!': BLM Counterprotesters Shout Down White Nationalists in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Common Dreams staff
Anti-racist and anti-facist protesters organized by F.L.O.W.E.R, a frontline organization based in Atlanta to combat racism, face off against far right militias and white pride organizations near Stone Mountain Park in downtown Stone Mountain, Georgia on August 15, 2020.
"Hundreds of workers from across Georgia took a stand against racism and won."
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Racist, QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene Wins Georgia GOP Primary
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
Marjorie Taylor Greene's views "have no place on the ballot or in Congress,"...
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Wearing a face mask to reduce the chance of transmission of the coronavirus, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a vote May 18, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Warren Urges CDC Director to Push Mask Mandates as Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Surge Across the US
'More Georgians Will Die': As Covid-19 Ravages US, GOP Governor Brian Kemp Forbids Local Authorities From Imposing Mask Mandate
A billboard calls out Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, both Republicans from Kentucky, for blocking $16 billion in food aid Americans, including nearly $133 for Kentuckians.
'Hunger Clock' Billboards Blast McConnell and GOP Senators for Blocking $16 Billion in Food Aid
Black Lives Matter protesters gather in front of the Confederate carving in Stone Mountain Park on June 16, 2020 in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Stone Mountain, Georgia: The Flashpoint Now at Center of Confederate Monument Removals
Protesters took part in the March on Georgia, organized by NAACP, on June 15, 2020 in Atlanta. The march followed the police killing of Rayshard Brooks outside an Atlanta Wendy's restaurant on June 12.
Atlanta Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks in the Back Charged With 11 Counts—Including Felony Murder
A fire broke out Saturday night at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in Atlanta where a now-fired police officer shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, Friday night.
Calls Mount for 'Radical Changes in Policy and Policing' and the Arrest of Officer Who Killed Rayshard Brooks
Residents of Maplewood, South Orange, and West Orange march on June 13, 2020 in South Orange, New Jersey.Protests continued across the nation for the 19th day in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)
Atlanta Police Shoot and Kill Rayshard Brooks as Protests Demanding Racial Justice Continue Worldwide
'This Is by Design': Georgia Election Disaster Condemned as Product of Deliberate GOP Voter Suppression
People wait in line to vote in Georgia's Primary Election on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta. Georgia, West Virginia, South Carolina, North Dakota, and Nevada held primaries Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
'Chilling Harbinger' for November as Georgia Primary Plagued by Long Lines and Voting Machines Problems
'This Is the Problem' Say Critics as Police Union Recruits Fired Officers to New Jobs in Florida
Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp attends his victory night party at the Classic Center on November 6, 2018 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Think Trump and Republicans Wouldn't Try to Cancel an Election? Look at What GOP in Georgia Just Pulled Off
Ahmaud Arbery
'Justice Demands That Arrests Be Made' After Video of Ahmaud Arbery's Killing Goes Viral

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National Abortion Federation
GA Abortion Ban Blocked
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Report: 1,688 Poll Closures ‘Divert’ U.S. Democracy
Common Cause
Common Cause Lauds Court’s Decision in Historic Georgia Election Security Case
ACLU
Leading Advocates and Health Care Providers File Motion for Preliminary Injunction on Georgia Abortion Ban
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ACLU Testifies Before Congress on State Abortion Bans
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Georgia’s Election Disaster Shows How Bad Voting in 2020 Can Be
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