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Opinion February 3, 2023

Bookman: Newt Gingrich is father of today’s compromise-is-surrender GOP politics

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 2, 2023 In an NBC News poll last month, just 23% of Americans…

Land Use and Zoning February 2, 2023

City planners are questioning the point of parking garages

by Kevin J. Krizek, University of Colorado Boulder and John Hersey, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the past century, the…

U.S. Congress February 2, 2023

I helped balance the federal budget in the 1990s – here’s just how hard it will be for the GOP to achieve that same rare feat

by Linda J. Bilmes, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Kevin McCarthy reportedly promised many things to Republican hardliners en route to clinching…

Bayard Rustin with another man leaning toward him talking

History January 31, 2023

Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

by Jerald Podair, Lawrence University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Environment January 31, 2023

Georgia’s big bet on electric vehicle rollout rides heavily on state and federal backing

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 30, 2023 Gov. Brian Kemp is on a mission to make Georgia the…

Immigration January 30, 2023

Lengthy timeline for DACA legal fight puts lives on hold for years

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 28, 2023 WASHINGTON — Karen Judith Briseno Ortiz mailed in her application for…

Ukraine January 27, 2023

Ukraine has a mixed record of treating its citizens fairly – that could make it harder for it to maintain peace, once the war ends

by David Cingranelli, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Brendan Skip Mark, University of Rhode Island, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since Russia…

Environment January 27, 2023

How California’s ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world

by Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] California is embarking on an audacious new climate plan that aims to eliminate…

Gun violence January 26, 2023

Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California’s latest killings are far from that average

by Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The two men who shot dead 18 people in…

Economy January 25, 2023

Atlanta’s BeltLine shows how urban parks can drive ‘green gentrification’ if cities don’t think about affordable housing at the start

by Dan Immergluck, Georgia State University [This article was first published in The Conversation, republished with permission] Is Atlanta a good place to live? Recent rankings certainly say so. In…

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