July 14, 2008 -
The death penalty debate continues to heat up in North Carolina.
July 11, 2008 -
Tough spay and neuter laws in many states have dramatically reduced the number of unwanted puppies languishing in animal shelters. But in North Carolina, weak laws have created an enormous homeless puppy problem.
July 11, 2008 -
Facing South's bi-weekly listing features new books about the U.S. South and books written by Southern writers.
July 10, 2008 -
Here's a creative way to protest staff cuts at your daily paper: Sue 'em. McClatchy Corp.'s Raleigh News & Observer, the target of just such a lawsuit, reports:
July 10, 2008 -
Gulf Stream Coach -- the politically connected company handed a $500 million federal contract to manufacture trailers for Hurricane Katrina victims -- knew its product was contaminated with dangerous levels of cancer-causing formaldehyde in early 2006.
July 9, 2008 -
One of the many downsides to high gas prices is that it unleashes a flurry of conservative punditry claiming that "the market" will solve our energy problems, including catastrophic climate change.
July 8, 2008 -
We recently reported on a lawsuit charging three Virginia companies with involvement in torturing detainees in Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison.