Atlanta · Filed at noon
Atlanta · Filed at noon
The Transit Vote, in Plain English
What the July ballot question would actually fund — and what the fine print leaves out.
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The Infrastructure Issue
The Infrastructure Issue
The Southeast's Power Grid Is Quietly Becoming an AI Story
Georgia Power's interconnection queue has grown sixfold in eighteen months. The line is almost entirely data centers, and the math no longer works without nuclear.
Markets
Markets
Private Credit's Quiet Quarter Wasn't Quiet at All
Headline default rates remain near record lows. Inside the funds, mark-to-model accounting is doing a great deal of work.
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
The AI Safety Hearing No One Was Supposed to Watch
A Tuesday-morning Senate Commerce subcommittee session previewed the regulatory fight of 2027.
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
The Fed's Summer Patience Has a Shelf Life
Two cuts are priced in. Three would require something to break.
Congress
Congress
The House Budget Stalemate Enters Its Fourth Week
A continuing resolution is the only path that avoids a shutdown, and the Speaker has the votes for neither.
Books
Books
Twelve Books to Read This Summer
Two new novels, one reissue you missed in 1994, and a history of the American grocery store.
Foundation Models
Foundation Models
Anthropic's Claude 5 Lands With a Quieter Pitch
The marketing is enterprise-first. The benchmarks tell a more interesting story.
Live Music
Live Music
The American Festival Circuit Is Quietly Consolidating
Three companies now control more than 70% of the major-market lineups. The artists have noticed.
The Chronicles · Volume XLVIII
The Chronicles · Volume XLVIII
Where the American Newsroom Went
Twenty years after the first wave of layoffs, the survivors of three midsize metro papers tell what was lost and what, in places, is coming back.
The Chronicles
The Chronicles
The Port That Quietly Outgrew Los Angeles
Savannah is now the third-busiest container port in the United States. The state spent thirty years making sure of it.
The Chronicles
The Chronicles
The Last Video Store in Decatur
Vision Video has outlasted the format, the chain stores, and three landlords. It will not outlast its lease.