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Trump’s Supreme Court Challenge Has a Historical Precedent

The story of President Donald Trump's short-lived threat to get a citizenship question on the census in defiance of the Supreme Court mimics the story of President Andrew Jackson and Worcester v. Georgia, decided in 1832.

Bethany Berger

A woman speaks during a protest against recently passed anti-abortion bills at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, on May 21st, 2019.

Social Justice

Georgia Democrats Are Cautioning Against a Hollywood Boycott. One Is Coming Anyway.

Netflix, Disney, CBS, NBC, Sony, and Showtime have threatened to end production in Georgia after the state passed a bill outlawing abortion after six weeks.

Brianna Provenzano

Damage is seen from a tornado that killed at least 23 people in Beauregard, Alabama, on March 4th, 2019.

Social Justice

After the Storm: Why Mobile Home Owners Continue to Suffer More From Tornado Damage

As more tornadoes rip through "Dixie Alley" in the American Southeast, people who live in manufactured housing find it difficult to withstand the storms and their aftermath.

Tim Robustelli

Viewfinder: Protesters Across the U.S. Rally Against Abortion Bans

A woman speaks during a protest against recently passed abortion ban bills at the Georgia State Capitol building, on May 21st, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Pacific Standard Staff

Activist Tamara Stevens with the Handmaids Coalition of Georgia leaves the Georgia Capitol after Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand addressed an event to speak out against the recently passed "heartbeat" bill on May 16th, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Social Justice

Sex Strikes Have a Long and Controversial History as a Tool of Women’s Protest

Alyssa Milano's proposal was unpopular, but the practice of sex strikes goes back to the dawn of humanity.

Jack Denton

Social Justice

Instagram Images Exposed Ongoing Problems at One Georgia Jail

Inmates held in the DeKalb County Jail have been railing against conditions there. A social media post has brought attention to their pleas.

Arvind Dilawar

Stacey Abrams addresses supporters at an election watch party on November 6th, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Social Justice

Stacey Abrams Wants to Fix the Census in Georgia

The former gubernatorial candidate has launched a non-profit aimed at fixing the state's ongoing issues with counting its citizens.

Kriston Capps

A tornado in Cordell, Oklahoma, on May 22nd, 1981.

Environment

Is Climate Change Creating More Tornadoes?

Researchers have found that the most tornado-prone region of the country is shifting east, but they can't say how much global warming is to blame.

Kate Wheeling

The view from the entrance of Ridgeview Charter Middle School in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Education

Inside the Program That Is Changing the Way Diversifying Schools Promote Success

Georgia's Fulton County is among a number of suburban districts turning to national non-profit AVID to shrink achievement gaps and get students of color ready for college.

Nick Chiles

The R.J. Reynolds mansion on Sapelo Island, Georgia.

Letter From Sapelo Island, Georgia: The Last Surviving Gullah Community

Former slaves set up the community of Hog Hammock so that, separated from the mainland, they could farm, raise livestock, and preserve elements of their African heritage, including the English Creole/African Gullah dialect.

Tony Rehagen