On AlterNet: atlanta

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "atlanta"

Reality Check on Bravo Housewives: Marijuana Use Doesn't Discriminate, But Marijuana Enforcement Does

Kassandra Frederique, AlterNet. November 12, 2010.

Getting charged with marijuana possession is a lot more serious than most people think.

Lessons Not Learned Since Tragic Drug Raid in Atlanta

Bill Piper, AlterNet. August 20, 2010.

Money spent prosecuting and jailing low-level offenders is money not being spent on drug treatment or education.

Jail Sentences for Cops Who Planted Pot on 92-Year Old They Killed in Botched Drug Raid

Christopher Moraff, AlterNet. February 26, 2009.

Three former Atlanta police officers were sentenced for shooting Kathryn Johnston and attempting to cover up their cruel acts.

The Siegelman Case: More Proof That the Bushies Were Up to No Good

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. November 14, 2008.

Karl Rove's fingerprints are all over this thing.

Conservative Government Destroys Atlanta Like Gen. Sherman Never Could

Rick Perlstein, Blog for Our Future. June 23, 2008.

The colossal mismanagement of water in Georgia has produced an urban crisis with no clear solution other than a return to smart government.

Police Probe Tyler Perry Racial Profiling Charge

December 31, 1969.

As Peaceful Occupy Atlanta Is Also Evicted, Pondering the Connection Between Racist Criminal Justice and Unfair Economics

Sarah Jaffe, December 31, 1969.