Opinion

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Rising home prices and worsening traffic show why workforce housing matters

Individuals can act now to improve housing affordability. Atlanta is undertaking its first comprehensive zoning rewrite in more than 40 years.

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Reclaim Atlanta’s civil rights legacy by ending homeless encampment sweeps

Atlanta is considered one of the "meanest cities" when it comes to addressing homelessness and finding long-term solutions for unhoused residents.

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Georgia’s homeless accountability bill is crucial. Gov. Kemp should sign it.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp should sign House Bill 295, which allows residents to sue local government when they won’t enforce local laws.

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OPINION

Atlanta’s 404 Day became a day of chaos at Piedmont Park

Neighbors of Piedmont Park did not want the City of Atlanta to permit 404 Day. Unfortunately, the chaos around it resulted in violence, confusion and fear.

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OPINION

America must demonstrate strength by returning to core values and ideals

Carter Center Board Chair Jason Carter asserts that America risks its standing and betraying its ideals in how the Trump administration has carried out the war on Iran.

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GUEST COLUMN

Poor attendance at UGA Turning Point event shows JD Vance how America feels

Vice President JD Vance came to University of Georgia's campus in Athens for a Turning Point USA event that drew a less-than-enthusiastic crowd to see him.

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I drove across North Georgia for a year. I learned about people’s job needs.

Goodwill of North Georgia's mobile career center has been traveling the region to help unemployed residents find good jobs and become financially sufficient.

OPINION

America must demonstrate strength by returning to core values and ideals

Carter Center Board Chair Jason Carter asserts that America risks its standing and betraying its ideals in how the Trump administration has carried out the war on Iran.

GUEST COLUMN

Poor attendance at UGA Turning Point event shows JD Vance how America feels

Vice President JD Vance came to University of Georgia's campus in Athens for a Turning Point USA event that drew a less-than-enthusiastic crowd to see him.

GUEST COLUMN

I drove across North Georgia for a year. I learned about people’s job needs.

Goodwill of North Georgia's mobile career center has been traveling the region to help unemployed residents find good jobs and become financially sufficient.

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I went from prisoner to prosecutor. Education would have helped me sooner.

Criminal justice reform is far less effective for an incarcerated American than education, which would have prevented prison time in the first place.

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My daughter, a doctor, studied health inequity. Georgia’s system let her die.

March of Dimes gave Georgia the grade of "F" on its maternal mortality rate. The op-ed author, the mother of a doctor who died after giving birth, calls for accountability.

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AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Narrow elections wins and key losses show Republicans are in for a drubbing

Poor voter turnout, in-fighting and the president’s social media behavior are creating problems for Republicans in elected office who are heading for a major defeat.

Trump’s narcissistic tendencies raise alarm about the war in Iran

Research on narcissism theory shows that narcissitic presidents keep the United States longer in war than those who do not demonstrate this behavior.

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Maintain Georgia’s economic momentum by renewing USMCA trade agreement

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is coming up for review. Renewing the trade deal will benefit Georgia jobs, manufacturing and exports.

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Fulton County FBI raid previews Trump’s 2026 election interference plan

The Fulton County FBI raid shows that President Donald Trump isn’t trying to protect America’s elections. He’s trying to interfere with them.

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$600K alleged theft at the High Museum of Art: Where was the accountability?

Former High Museum of Art COO is accused of misappropriating $600,000. How did alleged theft go on for so long in Atlanta's flagship cultural institution?

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GUEST COLUMN

Atlanta is two cities at a crossroads. We can’t blow it — we must succeed.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative is the path for the city's rising tide to lift all boats without leaving the most vulnerable behind.

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Iran war redefined America’s alliances. Allies won’t wait out U.S. volatility.

American allies once depended on predictability in the strategic partnership with the U.S., but the war in Iran proves that is no longer the case.

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OPINION

Iranians are trapped between bombs and repression but deserve a path to peace

The two-week ceasefire in the United States' and Israel's war on Iran leaves many questions unanswered and citizens terrified about the state of their future.

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GUEST COLUMN

U.S. move away from globalization will leave it isolated, behind and weakened

U.S. policies on trade are turning traditional allies away and threatening to isolate the nation, which led the world on globalization and trade expansion.

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Georgia nonprofits deserve to be paid what they’re owed by the state

Georgia owes nonprofits timely payment. Delays have a downward effect, and Gov. Brian Kemp can alleviate the situation by ordering reserve funds to be used to cover the costs.

NEDRA RHONE

What the K-beauty revolution reveals about the importance of inclusion

After trying K-beauty products, it's clear their success isn't just skincare. It's a commitment to inclusion that the American industry could learn from.