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I Was Just Subpoenaed by Trump’s Georgia Grand Jury. Here’s What I’ll Tell Them.
The Trump election interference case raises unique questions about the role of a free press in preserving democracy.
George Chidi
George Chidi is a columnist for Decaturish.com. A former staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and former city councilman for the city of Pine Lake, Chidi also contributes commentary to Fox 5 Atlanta.
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Atlanta DA Opposed Indicting Cop City Legal Observer, but Georgia Attorney General Pushed Charges Anyway
A Cop City legal observer, who was wearing bright green clothing, was charged with domestic terrorism over objections from Atlanta’s district attorney.
No One Believes in Cop City. So Why Did Atlanta’s City Council Fund It?
The fight could influence whether Georgia stays blue in 2024’s Senate and presidential races.
In Memphis, Tyre Nichols Beating Carries Echoes of Atlanta REDDOG Unit
For 23 years, REDDOG officers regularly terrorized poor Black neighborhoods and Black residents of Atlanta.
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Cop City Goes National
As the country’s attention descends on Cop City following a police killing last week, the local stakes should be front of mind.
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Georgia's Turnout Boss, Stacey Abrams, Had a Turnout Problem
Georgia’s election this year was supposed to be a turnout game, just like 2018 and 2020. You wouldn’t know it from last night's results.
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Is Stacey Abrams the Hillary Clinton of 2022?
Georgia’s politics have become louder and stupider as its elections draw closer. That problem serves radicals on the right.
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Democratic Small Donors Have Found a New Hole to Throw Money Into
Marcus Flowers has raised $10 million in his race against Marjorie Taylor Greene. But he's spending more to raise new money than to go after Greene.
Atlanta's Gang Indictment Takes On an Institution
The argument that RICO prosecution should be reserved for cartels and corporations ignores the power of Atlanta's music industry.
Republicans, Motivated by Spite, Wage War Against Each Other in Georgia Governor's Race
The Republican intraparty fight may provide an opening for Stacey Abrams, assuming that she doesn't treat her primary campaign as a coronation.