May 24, 2010 -
Coal ash is one of the country's biggest waste streams and is full of toxic substances, yet it remains virtually unregulated. Can Washington overcome the fierce opposition of energy interests to protect communities and the environment? A special Facing South investigation by Sue Sturgis
May 21, 2010 -
Who is Kamau Marcharia a.k.a. Robert John Lewis and why should anyone care about him? And, how did he get tangled up in sex offender punishment and politics, voting rights litigation and school board representation, nuclear energy, race politics and black versus white representation, name-calling, greed and lies?
May 20, 2010 -
How fast things can change. Just two days ago, Tea Party favorite Rand Paul was celebrating his stunning victory in Kentucky's primary to run as the GOP's candidate for U.S. Senate.
May 20, 2010 -
NOTE: With state legislative sessions coming to a close, in the coming weeks Facing South will be offering reports on key policy decisions in Southern states. The following comes from the excellent weekly dispatch published by the Progressive States Network. Session Roundup: ALABAMA Alabama's three month legislative session that adjourned on April 22 was dominated by three issues -- passing a state
May 19, 2010 -
As The Four Seasons said, "Oh, What a Night!"
May 19, 2010 -
By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica A whistleblower filed a lawsuit this week to force the federal government to halt operations at another massive BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, alleging that BP never reviewed critical engineering designs for the operation and is therefore risking another catastrophic accident that could "dwarf" the company's Deepwater Horizon spill. The allegations about BP's Atlantis platform were first made last year, but
