The Atlanta Objective with George Chidi

Eggs, Issues and Magical Thinking

Schrödinger’s Tax Cut is alive until someone names the corporation that has to pay for it.

22 hrs ago • George Chidi

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December 2025

The Streets Are Full Of Voodoo

On New Orleans, ICE and the financial perils of street rap.

Dec 29, 2025 • George Chidi

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November 2025

The Price Of Our Divided Attention

Everything is on fire. Where we choose to direct our attention matters.

Nov 20, 2025 • George Chidi

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October 2025

Cracking the Atlanta Way

Confronting the politics of the New Right also means confronting the politics of the Old Left.

Oct 28, 2025 • George Chidi

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September 2025

Courage

We can climb out of hell. This is how.

Sep 22, 2025 • George Chidi

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July 2025

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, 2025 • George Chidi

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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, 2025 • George Chidi

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April 2025

Cop City Is Born

Protesters chanted that the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center would never be built. It opened today. The timing is pretty bad

Apr 29, 2025 • George Chidi

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A Talk With Jason Esteves

Senator Jason Esteves of Atlanta announced his candidacy for Georgia governor today. We spoke about it a few weeks ago.

Apr 21, 2025 • George Chidi

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"You Can't Take Everybody"

This is where we are, for Congressman Hank Johnson: "I will give my life for the greater good, and I think everybody has to start taking that stance."

Apr 11, 2025 • George Chidi

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The Georgia Gestapo Bill

A last minute amendment to SB 12 would shield your local police from ever having to tell you what they're doing.

Apr 4, 2025 • George Chidi

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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, 2025 • George Chidi

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