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Economy December 28, 2023

Economic lookahead: As we ring in 2024, can the US economy continue to avoid a recession?

by D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With economic forecasters rewriting their 2024 outlooks…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Science and Technology December 28, 2023

AI could improve your life by removing bottlenecks between what you want and what you get

by Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Artificial intelligence is poised to upend much of society, removing human limitations inherent in…

Marietta December 26, 2023

The Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including this one from the February 20 edition of…

Photo from 1914 newspaper with group of Atlanta boosters meeting in Chattanooga about Dixie Highway project

History December 25, 2023

More on the history of the automobile in Cobb County: The building of the Dixie Highway

[This is an expansion of an article we published in August, with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia] Each year…

Justice December 21, 2023

Trump claims Constitution gives him immunity − here’s why judges and the Supreme Court may not agree

by Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission Former President Donald Trump has claimed he is immune from prosecution – specifically on…

Drawing of a poinsettia, with radial red petals and radial green leaves

History December 20, 2023

Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and perpetrator of the ‘Trail of Tears’

by Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of…

Justice December 20, 2023

Why 14th Amendment bars Trump from office: A constitutional law scholar explains principle behind Colorado Supreme Court ruling

by Mark A. Graber, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2024, former President Donald Trump will face some of his greatest challenges:…

Gay pride flag with multicolored horizontal stripes

Justice December 19, 2023

As Russia ramps up ‘traditional values’ rhetoric − especially against LGBTQ+ groups − it’s won Putin far-right fans abroad

by Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Northeastern University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With LGBTQ+ rights continuing to expand across much of the world, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice December 19, 2023

Fulton 19 update: Life goes on, jackpot justice for Giuliani, sorry not sorry

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 18, 2023 An email exchange indicates that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis…

Opinion December 18, 2023

Data Shows Georgia Workers Are Miserable. See What’s “Driving” The Results

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In the 2022 election, GOP Governor Brian Kemp insisted that Georgians were pretty happy, while his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams…

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