Progress, Power & Consequences

This week on Power to the People, we’re looking at what happens when decisions made in the name of progress, development, and government policy directly impact people’s lives.
We start in Atlanta with the BeltLine, examining how major urban redevelopment can bring investment, new businesses, housing, and opportunity while also raising concerns about gentrification, affordability, and displacement. When a neighborhood improves, who gets to stay and enjoy the benefits? And how do cities revitalize communities without pushing out the people who were already there?
Then we turn to Tennessee and the debate over capital punishment, examining the case making headlines and the larger questions surrounding the government’s power to impose the death penalty.
Two very different stories, but both raise questions about power, public policy, and who ultimately lives with the consequences of the decisions government makes.
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