AJC Opinions

03/10/2026

OPINION: Ethnic Black Americans — enslaved, freed and oppressed — pushed for centuries to extend the American Dream to all groups, but the respect was not reciprocal.

02/10/2026

OPINION: President Donald Trump said he wants Republicans to do a federal takeover of elections because he continues refuse to concede the 2020 election despite all the evidence.

01/15/2026

OPINION: MARTA will unveil new technology and innovations in 2026 as metro Atlanta prepares to host eight World Cup matches in the summer.

Here's how local residents will benefit. ⬇️

11/12/2025

The U.S. Labor Department’s new posters are not subtle — they seemingly evoke both Norman Rockwell nostalgia and Stalinist propaganda says AJC columnist Bill Torpy.

The retro-styled images are being used to promote Project Firewall, a Trump administration initiative that aims to "safeguard the rights, wages, and job opportunities of highly skilled American workers by ensuring employers prioritize qualified Americans" over foreign workers, according to a press release from the U.S. Labor Department.
Critics say the posters erase the diversity that already exists in the U.S workforce. Torpy gives his take on why these images are more fantasy than fact and what the campaign represents about Trump's vision for the American workforce.

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🖋️: Bill Torpy/AJC
Sources: U.S. Labor Department | The White House

08/15/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it was closing 20 parks in Georgia amid President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze and elimination of government jobs. People who own homes on Lake Lanier continued to have access but not Georgians more generally.

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08/08/2025

In June, 18,000 students, educators, and industry leaders converged in Atlanta for the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference, the largest career and technical education, or CTE, student event in the country.

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08/07/2025

OPINION: It's difficult to see how stopping the broadcasting of public comments makes the board more efficient. It just means the board can ignore the speakers since no one hears them.
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08/07/2025

When DOGE self-destructed, the debt neutral calculus no longer made sense to trade spending cuts for tax cuts. But the genie was already out of the bottle on the wide-sprawling tax cuts, so once again, the next generation will finance another multi-trillion-dollar loan so their parents can get a tax break.

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08/06/2025

OPINION: My journey to becoming a Democrat started well before Donald Trump tried to steal the 2020 election in Georgia. There’s no date on a calendar or line in the sand that points to the exact moment in time my political heart changed, but it has.

My decision was centered around my daily struggle to love my neighbor, as a Republican.

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08/05/2025

The Midtown Atlanta skyline is shown as automobiles travel along the Downtown Connector. Longtime residents and people on working-class salaries cannot keep up with the cost of living in the Big Peach.

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08/05/2025

OPINION: Can Republicans really beat Jon Ossoff? Ben Burnett, a business owner and former member of the Alpharetta City Council, shares his thoughts. ⬇️

Republicans must back a U.S. Senate candidate against incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff who has the support of Brian Kemp, Donald Trump and a healthy portion of metro Atlanta.

08/04/2025

The Trump administration is pulling back from decades of support for global health initiatives. Former federal health officials Dr. Barbara J. Marston and Dr. Kevin M. De C**k say those moves are shortsighted and dangerous.

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