August 18, 2009 -
Thank you, Facing South readers -- and congratulations! Thanks to you, this August we've already set a record for monthly website traffic -- and the end of the month is still 13 days away. I just checked out our stats, and so far 74,538 unique visitors have paid Facing South a visit this month. That's already more than our previous high of 64,170 for July.
August 18, 2009 -
By Henry Fernandez, New America Media / Center for American Progress
August 18, 2009 -
Davis has been on death row since 1991 for the 1989 murder of off-duty white Savannah policeman Mark MacPhail. Despite his 18 years on death row, Davis maintains his innocence, and legal experts and human rights advocates say there is enough evidence to back up his claim.
August 17, 2009 -
The town hall protests against health insurance reform have cost one of their organizers a job.
August 17, 2009 -
Readers of Facing South know that we question widely-made claims that the South is a monolithic bastion of conservatism.
August 17, 2009 -
By Bill Quigley and Davida Finger Guest Contributors Number of renters in Louisiana who have received financial assistance from the $10