January 20, 2010 -
By Sasha Kramer, New America Media
January 19, 2010 -
By Brian Miller, New America Media Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of a society worthy of the principle in
January 19, 2010 -
With the eyes of the world on the catastrophe in earthquake-stricken Haiti, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden traveled to the site of a domestic disaster last week, unveiling a program offering financial assistance to Gulf Coast communities devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
January 18, 2010 -
NOTE: The following essay by Charles McKinney, professor of history at Rhodes College in Memphis and former board member of the Institute for Southern Studies, appeared on the website of The Jamestown Project in 2008, but the themes it raises are as
January 15, 2010 -
Answering the call of human-rights advocates, the Obama administration granted temporary protected status to Haitian nationals living in the United States as of Jan. 12. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made the announcement this afternoon:
January 15, 2010 -
The following is another dispatch from Bill Quigley, long-time advocate for human rights in Haiti, as well as a leading advocate in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Facing South published Quigley's earlier piece yesterday, "10 Things the U.S. Can and Should do for Haiti."
January 15, 2010 -
After this week's devastating earthquake, the people of Haiti desperately need our help.