September 24, 2008 -
There are many events that set us on the path to the current crisis on Wall Street, but one is a steady march of deregulation in the finance sector over the last generation.
September 24, 2008 -
House leaders announced yesterday that they plan to let a quarter-century ban on expanded offshore oil drilling expire next week, and the Senate is expected to follow suit, the Associated Press reports:
September 24, 2008 -
In a major victory for civil rights groups, the Department of Justice has announced it won't be stationing criminal prosecutors at polls on Election Day. This is a big shift for the DOJ. As the AP notes:
September 24, 2008 -
How much is $700 billion, the estimated cost of the Wall Street bailout?
September 23, 2008 -
More than two-thirds of North Carolina residents support offshore drilling for oil and gas, according to an Elon University poll released yesterday.
September 23, 2008 -
Activists and lawyers are scrambling to get an 11th-hour stay of execution for a Georgia man due to be put to death tonight, despite strong doubts over his conviction, reports the AFP.
September 23, 2008 -
As Facing South has previously reported, civil rights groups and other advocacy organizations have been working to register ex-felons and to educate the greater public around felony disenfranchisement laws.