October 15, 2008 -
Facing South has reported on the catastrophic impact of the federally-sponsored Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO), a money-losing shipping lane that ultimately intensified Hurricane Katrina's storm surge.
October 15, 2008 -
The Associated Press published a story earlier this week examining how the economic crisis might interfere with efforts to cap the greenhouse gases emissions that are disrupting the earth's climate.
October 15, 2008 -
Last month, Facing South reported on the case of Troy Davis, the 39-year-old African-American man from Georgia, who was scheduled to be executed in September despite widespread concern Davis is an innocent man.
October 15, 2008 -
President Bush's announcement that the government will spend $250 billion to buy shares in nine major banks -- in effect, partially nationalizing them -- has drawn a lot of hand-wringing among the nation's media and political class.
October 14, 2008 -
Before Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston Island on the Texas coast, about 60 homeless people spent their nights at the local Salvation Army building. But that building was extensively damaged in the storm and won't reopen for at least two months -- and the people who depended on it may soon have no place to go.
October 14, 2008 -
Three weeks from Election Day -- which Southern states are in play for the presidential election?
October 14, 2008 -
Time reports that college students are facing numerous stumbling blocks in voting in this year's election, explaining that:
