Opinion

GUEST COLUMN

It’s time for Grantville to say yes to data centers and to innovation

A data center is a technology campus, an investment in the future of Grantville, Georgia, that builds a foundation of reliable power and economic opportunity.

DAVID PLAZAS

America at 250: Georgia cities like Eatonton restore our faith in democracy

Seven small Georgia towns are hosting the 'Voices and Votes' exhibit in partnership with Georgia Humanities as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street tour

GUEST COLUMNISTS

For Georgia’s youth, hunger doesn’t take the summer off

The General Assembly passed in the state budget $2 million to launch Summer EBT, a youth hunger fighting program Georgia leaders have rejected in the past.

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Election 2026 Georgia
AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Neither Democrat nor Republican questions on Georgia ballots make any sense

As Georgians vote in the May primary, partisan ballot questions from Democrats and Republicans feel unserious, misleading and disconnected from real issues.

Gold Dome
BUDDY CARTER

Delay congressional primaries and redraw Georgia’s House districts

The U.S. Supreme Court on the Voting Rights Act opens the door for Georgia to redraw its U.S. House seats to favor Republican representation in Congress.

Supreme Court Voting Rights Redistricting
CAROLYN BOURDEAUX

Voting Rights Act ruling may challenge Ga. in new and unexpected ways

Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling could upend Democratic Party representation in Congress and Georgia General Assembly but could also forge new, multiracial coalitions.

American Dream For Rent: Investors elbow out individual home buyers
GUEST COLUMN

Saving the U.S. means restoring the American dream. That starts in Georgia.

Atlanta’s data center market isn’t just growing fast. It’s unprecedented
GUEST COLUMNISTS

Georgia’s data center boom requires a strategy, not just hoping for the best

Governor’s proposal limits lawsuits and aims to bring down jury awards, but even supporters admit it’s no silver bullet.
GUEST COLUMN

How Georgia’s lawsuit reforms are paying off one year later

Code orange air quality alert
GUEST COLUMN

Smoke over Atlanta signals a Georgia forest story you might not know

Doula Bashellia Williams (left) checks the position of her client, Reona Porter’s baby at Porter’s Stockbridge apartment on Friday, Oct. 8, 2024. Porter was just over 38 weeks pregnant. (Bita Honarvar for the AJC)
GUEST COLUMN

Investing in doulas would go a long way to improving maternal health in Georgia

Zachary Perry, parliamentarian for NPU-V counts votes to recommend against a City of Atlanta change that would allow a data center to be built in Adair Park on Monday, April 13, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
GUEST COLUMN

Atlanta limited data center zoning for a reason. Don’t backtrack now.

Zachary Perry, parliamentarian for Neighborhood Planning Unit-V, takes a moment during a contentious meeting April 13 where the NPU-V voted to recommend against a city of Atlanta change that would allow a data center to be built in Adair Park. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
GUEST COLUMN

After local data center vote, Atlanta has a chance to get development right

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) questions Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois during a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on state immigration policies on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
GUEST COLUMN

Surge of Islamophobia in politics creates mental health crisis for Muslims

Georgia’s 2026 races keep coming back to Trump
JASON ESTEVES

My mother worked hard but couldn’t afford healthcare. Georgia must do better.

Fulton County Jail Crisis
GUEST COLUMNISTS

Atlanta and Fulton County can solve jail crisis, if we choose real solutions