Archive - The Atlanta Objective with George Chidi

What Compliance With Fascism Looks Like

It isn't Marines marching down Main Street. It's local cops behaving like the rules don't matter and getting away with it.

Jul 22 •

June 2025

No Kings Day In Atlanta

I'm trying not to conclude that the cops are reserving tear gas for brown people, but they're making that hard.

Jun 15 •

April 2025

March 2025

Young Scooter and The Next RICO

Two young Black men died Friday in Lakewood. One adds to our list of lost artists. The other may add to our list of indicted ones.

Mar 31 •

The Return of the Hand Count

The election is over. The assault on elections law in Georgia continues.

Mar 25 •

Bracing For A Medicaid Mauling

Democrats are looking for a knife fight, while Republicans hold a chainsaw.

Mar 20 •

D.A. King, a notably noxious anti-immigration activist in Georgia, died last week. His legacy lives on in legislation and litigation.

Mar 14 •

Surviving Crossover Day

We tend to focus on the legislation that makes it to the finals. But the stuff that (sort of) dies speaks to the kabuki theater of the General Assembly.

Mar 7 •

in an era of Luigi Mangione fan clubs, Republican lawmakers have taken the side of insurance companies and big business.

Mar 3 •

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