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Rohit Malhotra

[Opinion] Top Down, Screamin' Out, Money Is A Thing: Big Tech Must Step Up to Fight Atlanta Income Inequality

[Opinion] Top Down, Screamin' Out, Money Is A Thing: Big Tech Must Step Up to Fight Atlanta Income Inequality

Earlier this month, Atlanta was once again named the most unequal city in the United States. Bloomberg’s 2018 report laid out our tale of two cities: "At the high end, [Atlanta] looks like one of the most successful American cities, like a San Francisco or a New York

Atlanta's Open Checkbook: An Opportunity to Speak Softly and Carry A Big Statistic

Atlanta's Open Checkbook: An Opportunity to Speak Softly and Carry A Big Statistic

This was a birthday present for me, though, late by one day — so maybe it was intended for Beyonce. Either way, on September 4, the City of Atlanta launched Open Checkbook, an online portal that catalogues city expenditures and allows the public to view, sort and download that data. If