Previewing the 2021 Legislative Session

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2 min readJan 11, 2021

On today’s show, Kyle and Luke preview the 2021 legislative session and discuss how the political dynamics from the 2020 election cycle spill over into politics in Atlanta.

Read Timothy Snyder’s New York Times essay on the U.S. Capitol’s invasion by Trump supporters and what comes next.

The American Abyss

The Presidential Transition essay A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next…

www.nytimes.com

Read Greg Bluestein’s AJC piece on political dynamics within the GOP following the 2020 elections.

Senate runoffs reshape Georgia politics as lawmakers look to session, next election

Georgia lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday with Democrats on a stunning winning streak, years in the making…

www.ajc.com

Read the AJC op-ed from Edward Lindsey, Sam Olens and Eric Tanenblatt calling for a more unified politics.

Opinion: Time for Ga., nation to rediscover ties that bind

Historian Theodore H. White once wrote: "Heroes and philosophers, brave men and vile, have since Rome and Athens tried…

www.ajc.com

Listen to the full press conference with House Speaker David Ralston here.

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Audio Credits: Georgia House Legislative Network, Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com.

Music Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud