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Surrounded by his family, Jimmy Carter died peacefully on December 29, 2024, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. At 100, he was the longest-lived president in American history.

Last week, five people were arrested for chaining themselves to construction equipment as part of protests against the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, dubbed "Cop City" by critics. It’s a long tradition in environmental activism: for many decades, protesters have been lashing themselves to equipment to stop construction projects—including right here in Atlanta. Back in the 1980s, decades before "Stop Cop City," there was "Stop the Road," when thousands of Atlantans came together to block the Presidential Parkway. Leading the fight were the Roadbusters, a ragtag group of activists whose protest stunts, like climbing trees and chaining themselves to construction equipment, made headlines across the city.

We chatted with owner and Hollywood producer Stratton Leopold about the Savannah institution's history and longevity.

Ticonderoga Club turns two, students race gravity-powered cars, and get an early start on holiday shopping at three different markets.

As special advisor for Guinea worm eradication at the Atlanta-based Carter Center, Hopkins insists the end is close and says he won’t retire until Guinea worm is completely wiped from the planet. “There’s no way I can stop,” he says. “I've got the tiger by the tail and I can’t let go.”

At a 2015 press conference discussing his cancer diagnosis, former President Jimmy Carter joked that “I’d like to see the last Guinea worm die before I do.” Now, two years later, the Carter Center has announced that they remain on the cusp of wiping the disease from the planet.

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The Atlantic correspondent and MacArthur ‘Genius’ makes a stop at the Carter Center to promote his new book.