By Rebecca Gaunt Businessman Andres Sandate is a candidate for Cobb School Board Post 2, the seat currently held by Dr. Jaha Howard, who is running for state superintendent. He…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 4, 2022 The streets of downtown Atlanta echoed with the now-familiar sounds of protest…
By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 2, 2022 Early voting officially kicks off Monday for the 2022 midterm elections with…
Two important election events are taking place in Cobb County this week. One is the special election runoff for Georgia state House District 45 to fill the unexpired term of…
By Eve Darian-Smith, University of California, Irvine [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Around the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This backsliding on democracy…
By Arielle Robinson The Courier spoke over the phone with Daniele Johnson, a private family attorney who is running to become the next Cobb Superior Court judge. The nonpartisan election…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 22, 2022 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took the stand Friday in an at-times raucous…
By Arielle Robinson Last Wednesday, April 13, the Courier spoke with Eric Cunningham over the phone about his campaign for the state’s 14th Congressional District. Cunningham is one of several…
By Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis Human rights activists and international leaders first warned in April 2020 that countries could use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to crack…
By Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A protracted political drama in Pakistan turned a page on April 10, 2022, with Prime…