Georgia
Georgia activists denounce anti-immigrant bills
March 30, 2011Georgia state lawmakers are considering tough anti-immigrant bills similar to Arizona's draconian and controversial SB 1070, which passed last year.
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Third grade homework: Should U.S. put “illegal aliens” to death?
March 30, 2011A troubling homework assignment asked third-graders, "What is an illegal alien?" and whether the U.S. should put them to death, force them to work in the army or shoot them into outer space.
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“Secession balls” in 2010?
December 3, 2010There were two stories about the beginnings of the Civil War this week: Georgia acknowledges slavery, while neo-Confederates ignore it.
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A waitress in Georgia and why Nov. 2 matters
October 18, 2010"We the lower class people wish for better waitress pay, better health care, day care, and more jobs," says a waitress in a small town in Georgia.
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Death Row inmate Troy Davis faces execution, again
August 26, 2010Troy Davis, an African American man on Georgia's death row, faces execution, again, after a federal judge ruled yesterday, Aug. 25, in a Supreme Court ordered appeal.
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