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The Data Sledgehammer

The Trump administration has swung what many are calling a “data sledgehammer” at the gates of American universities. Under a new memorandum called Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions, the Department of Education is demanding five years of detailed, student‑level data from colleges. This means every application, every test score, every demographic detail will be handed over to the federal government. One can call it “transparency”. What’s really happening is the weaponization of data to intimidate universities and control who gets a fair shot at higher education.

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Capping Potential

The One Big Beautiful Bill doesn’t fix student debt; it caps opportunity, hitting working families hardest while leaving the wealthy untouched.

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The Shutdown’s True Cost

When Washington walked away from working families, Georgians were left with rising premiums, shrinking coverage, and a reminder that affordable health care is something we must fight for here at home!

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No Kings over our heads

When thousands of Georgians stood together and declared “No king over our heads,” it wasn’t protest, it was the pure sound of democracy rising.

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Hope in the Pause

A historic cease-fire freed 20 hostages from Gaza and reopened aid, a fragile step toward peace that calls for truth, accountability, and lasting justice.

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